Red Russian Kale
$2.99
Red Russian Organic Kale Seeds grow leaves that are flat, toothed, grey-green leaves with bright purple stems and veins really brighten and sweeten after frosts. Tender for salads and good for bunching, the red and purple hues turn a rich, dark green color when cooked.
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Product Description
Difficulty:
Easy
Timing:
Direct sow in early spring to mid-summer for summer to winter harvests. Or start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost, and transplant out as soon as the soil warms up. Optimal soil temperature is 50-85°F. Seeds should germinate in 7-10 days.
Starting:
Sow 3-4 seeds ¼” deep in each spot you where a plant is to grow. Thin to the strongest plant. Space 18-24″ apart in rows 30-36″ apart.
Growing:
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8. Add lime to the bed 3 weeks prior to sowing. Kale likes well-drained, fertile soil high in organic matter. This plant prefers plentiful, consistent moisture. Drought is tolerable, but quality and flavor of leaves can suffer. Mix ¼ cup of complete organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each transplant, or use 1 cup beneath every 10′ row.
Harvest:
Kale can be grown as a cut and come again crop for salad mixes by direct-seeding and cutting baby leaves. They will re-grow if you pick leaves from the bottom up, as you need them. Continue harvesting lower leaves as they mature—plants will keep producing all season. Kale can overwinter in many areas. In fact, the leaves get sweeter after frost, though growth will slow. In spring, the surviving plants start to flower, so eat the delicious flowering steps and buds.
Days to Maturity: 55 days
Planting Depth: 1/4″
Distance Apart: 18″ – 24″
Amount: 1.5g
