Kale Seeds
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information
Plant kale as soon as the ground can be worked, very
frost tolerant. Sow ¼-½” deep, 1” apart
in rows 18-30” apart. Thin seedlings to 8-12”
apart. Kale germinates easily in cool or warm soil temperatures
with even moisture.
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IP306 Tronchuda Portuguese Kale
Portuguese Kale (Couve tronchuda) is the sweetest and most tender of the kale varieties we offer. The leaves look like large collard leaves but with many white veins. They are delicious finely sliced and briefly cooked. Raw foodies also love this variety because of its tenderness.
This kale is a bit more heat tolerant than other kales and so offers a slightly longer growing season. An ethnic and culinary favorite, it is similar to collards in appearance. Its sweet flavor and tender texture lie somewhere in between cabbage and standard kale.
Its bluish-green fleshy, rounded leaves have white ribs. The leaves are traditionally used in soup or steamed. The white stems work well in stir fries or can be braised. Approximately 70-80 days to maturity.
IP074 Scarlet
Buy a pack of this to mix in with your other kales to add a tasty bit of color to your meals. Stalks and petioles ruffled reddish purple, tightly curled leaf, 36" tall, lots of harvestable foliage, 80 days.
1A351 Lacinato
This heirloom variety is also called Dinosaur kale. Very popular variety that is extremely cold hardy. The leaves are long and narrow with a beautiful blue-green color. They are heavily crinkled and cook up tender and sweet. One of the best flavored kales. 35-62 days.
IP148 Black Magic
30-60 Days. Deep green, almost black color and exceptionally sweet, rich flavor set this outstanding Lacinato type apart from others. The narrow, strappy leaves are deeply puckered for a gorgeous appearance. The upright plants are easy to harvest and offer improved bolt tolerance over traditional Lacinato strains. Black Magic's dark color is striking when displayed in mature bunches, and it also adds an unexpected element to baby mesclun blends.
JM209 Dwarf Siberian
Our favorite kale for home made salads! Coming from Russia, this variety of kale thrives in cold weather, but also does well in warmer climates. The ruffled green and purple leaves burst with flavor and are wonderfully versatile for tossing in salads, being steamed, or used in a stir-fry.
12-15 inch coarse blue-green leaves and delicious flavor on a compact plant make this one of the most popular kales grown today.