KALE RED RUSSIAN
Description
Red Russian Kale Seeds 1703 Heirloom Vegetable. Red Russian produces lots of flat toothed, grey-green leaves with a central purple-red stem. The red colour intensifies as temperatures decreases in the fall. Leaves turns a rich, dark green when cooked. Soft tender texture when braised or for salads. Red Russian Kale is vitamin rich and very winter hardy. This kale variety arrived in Canada somewhere around 1885.
How to Grow
400 seed/gram. Sow seed directly outdoors 1 cm (1/2″) deep in early spring or from June to early July in rows 60 cm (24″) apart. Thin seedlings to 30 cm (12″) apart. Kale is very cold tolerant and develops its best flavour after the fall frosts.
LIFECYCLE
Biennial Harvested as an Annual
PROPAGATION
Sow Direct
DAYS TO EMERGENCE
7 to 10 days
LIGHT
Full Sun
GROWTH HABIT
Bushy
HEIGHT
Medium (50 to 70 cm)(20" to 28")
FROST TOLERANCE
Frost Hardy
DAYS TO HARVEST
50
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Easy
HERITAGE
Heirloom
FAMILY NAME
Brassicaceae
LATIN
Brassica oleracea 'acephalus'