KALE-RED RUSSIAN
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Brassica napus
KALE-RED RUSSIAN an old favorite is an excellent red-veined bunching kale. Sweeter and more tender than other kales during warm weather, yet also tolerates extreme cold. Plants have frilly purple-veined blue-green leaves tinged with reddish-purple. Colour deepens in the cold. It has a sweet taste, not bitter like traditional varieties of curly kale. It can be eaten as baby leaf or fully grown and still maintains its sweet flavor 60-376cm plant height.
Sow the seeds in a seedbed. When the plant is about 22cm high and four leaves have developed (about 6 weeks after sowing) transplant them to their final positions. They should be planted slightly deeper than they grew in the seedbed. Plant late summer/early spring.
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| Germination Time (Days) | 6 - 12 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 - 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 - 100 |
| pH | 6 - 7 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | - |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | - |
| Plant Height | 30 - 75 cm (1 - 2.5 feet) |
|---|---|
| Season of Interest | Autumn, Winter, and Early Spring |
| Temperature Range | 5 - 24°C (41 - 75°F) |
| Annual / Perennial / Biennial | Biennial (grown as annual) |
| Frost Hardy / Tender | Frost Hardy |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to part shade |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
| Soil Type | Well-drained, fertile loamy or sandy soil |
| Soil pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature | 10 - 24 °C (50 - 75 °F) |
| Seed Preparation | No special preparation needed |
| Sowing Depth | 1 cm (0.5 inch) |
| Plant Spacing | 30 cm (12 inches) |
| Row Spacing | 45 cm (18 inches) |
| Watering | Regular watering, keep soil moist |
| Germination Time (Days) | 5 - 10 days |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 50 - 60 days |
| Good Companion Plants | Beets,Garlic,Marigolds |
| Bad Companion Plants | Strawberries,Tomatoes |
| Pests | Cabbage Worms,Aphids,Slugs |
| Diseases | Clubroot,Downy Mildew,Black Rot |
| Seeds per pack | 325 |
| Min temperature (C) | 5 |
| Max temperature (C) | 24 |
KALE-RED RUSSIAN
$3.50
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