Kale Red Russian Seeds – Heirloom Tender Gourmet Favorite
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-5178-KAL-DT
- Free shipping on orders over $50 (in Canada)
- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Kale Red Russian (Brassica napus), also known as Ragged Jack, is a beautiful heirloom variety originating from 19th-century Russia, celebrated for its stunning appearance and superior culinary quality. Producing flat, deeply oak-lobed leaves of grey-green accented by rich purple-magenta stems and veins, it turns an increasingly vibrant purple as temperatures drop. Revered as one of the sweetest, most tender kale varieties grown, its smooth leaves lack the tough texture of curly kales, making it the top choice for fresh baby-leaf salads, green juices, soups, sautés, and home-baked kale chips.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Kale Red Russian (Brassica napus)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Cool-Season Leafy Vegetable (Biennial grown as Annual)
- Color: Grey-green foliage with rich purple-magenta stems
- leaf veins: leaf veins
- Plant Characteristics: Open rosette growth (18–24 inches), deeply lobed oak-leaf margins, exceptionally tender texture, sweet mild flavor
- Suitable Space: Vegetable garden beds, raised plots, salad rows, cool-season patio containers, edible landscaping
- Season: Cool Season (Spring, Late Summer, Autumn & Winter Overwintering)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors mid-April to May for spring/summer crops; sow again mid-July to August for fall harvests that sweeten after the first frost.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering Needs: Moderate (requires steady moisture for tender leaf production)
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