Description

Is there any dish that can’t use a flavor and nutrient boost from kale? This blend of ‘Dwarf Blue Curled’, ‘Dwarf Siberian Improved’, ‘Nero Toscana’ Lacinato, and ‘Red Russian’ provides a variety of colors, textures, sizes, and flavors. Harvest baby greens in just 25 days and allow some plants to grow to maturity. This frost-hardy crop is a rock star in the garden even as other vegetables are winding down.

Botanical Name:Brassica oleracea and B. napus

Days to Maturity:2555 days

Family:Brassicaceae

Native:Europe

Hardiness:Biennial grown as an annual, kale is very cold hardy and may overwinter in milder climates.

Plant Dimensions:If left to grow to maturity, the varieties in this mix will get up to 4′ tall, but for baby greens should be picked at 2″4″.

Variety Information:‘DWARF BLUE CURLED’: 12″-15″ tall, bluish green leaves with curly, frilly edges. ‘DWARF SIBERIAN IMPROVED’: 12″-15″ tall, deep green smooth, rippled leaves with coarsely curled edges. ‘NERO TOSCANA’ LACINATO: 24″-48″ tall, strap like, blistered leaves with curled back edges are very dark blue-green, appearing almost black. Discovered in Tuscany, Italy. ‘RED RUSSIAN’: 24″-36″ tall, flat, smooth, gray-green leaves with wavy margins. Veins and stems are reddish purple. Leaves turn red with cold temperatures. Originally from Siberia.

When to Sow Outside:1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is above 45F for spring/summer crop; 10 to 12 weeks before your average first fall frost date for fall crop; and in mild climates, fall for very early spring crop.

When to Start Inside:RECOMMENDED: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. For a fall crop, start 12 to 14 weeks before your average first fall frost date, transplanting after 4 to 6 weeks. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 6585F.

Days to Emerge:510 days

Seed Depth:“

Seed Spacing:A group of 3 seeds every 18″

Row Spacing:24″

Thinning:When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 18″

Harvesting:Outer leaves can be harvested as baby greens when 2″3″ tall, any time when full-sized beginning with the lowest, or the whole plant can be cut off at ground level at maturity. For fast regrowth, harvest up to only of the plant at a time.

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