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Red Russian

  • Brand: General
  • Product Code: 152A
  • Availability: In Stock
  • $1.99


Pkt (≈ 80 seeds)

Starts deep blue/green and matures to an attractive green with purple veins and deeply cut leaves. Excellent flavor. You can't beat kale if you are looking for tasty greens with high vitamin and mineral content. The leaves are sweet, tender and crunchy especially when harvested after exposure to cool frosty weather. Enjoy greens boiled, steamed, Stir fried, baked, or raw in salads and sandwiches.

  • Seed Depth: 1/4 -1/2" (6-13mm)
  • Seed Spacing: 2" (5cm)
  • Row Spacing: 2' (61cm)
  • Days to Sprout: 5-14
  • Plant Spacing: 12-18" (30-46cm)
  • Days to Maturity: 50

Plant: Select a sunny location and sow seed in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Plant again in late July and August for fall and winter harvest. For best results, loosed soil with spade or fork, fertilize and smooth with rake. Firm soil over seed and keep moist.

Care: Keep soil moist and feed every 4 weeks.

Harvest: Pick youngest leaves for fresh use in salads and sandwiches.

Your Health: Contains Calcium, Iron, and vitamins A and C