Red Russian Kale Seeds

Red Russian Kale Seeds – Heirloom, Cold Hardy, Sweet Flavor, Fast Growing 
Brassica napus
Listing is for 1 packet of approximately 100 seeds

Watch my YouTube video tutorial on how to grow kale from seed to harvest: https://youtu.be/gxdy-GwoaRQ

Bring vibrant color and nutrient-packed greens to your garden with Red Russian kale —an heirloom variety prized for its tender, deeply lobed blue-green leaves with striking reddish-purple veins. This cold-hardy kale thrives in cool weather, making it perfect for spring and fall planting, and its mild, slightly sweet flavor only improves with a touch of frost. Fast-growing and easy to care for, Red Russian kale is ideal for raised beds, containers, or in-ground gardens, and it’s as beautiful as it is delicious. Perfect for salads, sautés, smoothies, and stir-fries, this is a must-have leafy green for any home gardener.

Ideal Growing Conditions

Sun: Does best getting 6 hours of sun a day. Grow in partial shade in hot climates.

Water: Keep the soil consistently moist.

Fertilizer: Crops grown to eat their leaves benefit from extra nitrogen. Work blood meal into the planting hole or soil before direct sowing the seeds. Apply more fertilizer every 4 weeks. 

When & How To Sow Seeds: For a spring crop: direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed or start indoors, in 4 inch pots, 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost date. For a fall crop: direct sow seeds 3-4 months before your first winter frost date. Or sow seeds indoors, in 4 inch pots, 5 months before your first winter frost date (because they need 6-8 weeks to grow to transplant size). When direct sowing seeds - sprinkle a few seeds over the soil surface, pat down, cover with 1/4 inch of soil, and water in. 

Germination: 3-10 days

Days To Maturity: 70 days after direct sowing the seed 

How & When To Harvest: Can start harvesting smaller baby greens when the leaves are 6 inches long or allow the leaves to mature and harvest when needed. 

Common Diseases: The most common diseases are fungal like powdery mildew and downy mildew. Space 1 kale plant every 1FT, do not overhead water, and prune out old, diseased, or decaying leaves to improve air flow. Spray with 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water every 3 to 5 days until you notice the spread has stopped. 

Common Pests: The most common pest when growing kale is aphids. Use a strong spray of water to dislodge aphids from the leaves. For more severe infestations, spray with organic insecticidal soap or spinosad. The same caterpillars/worms that like to chew brassicas will also chew kale leaves. Spray with BT or spinosad to treat chewing insects.

Do I have a YouTube video tutorial on how to grow this? Yes

https://youtu.be/gxdy-GwoaRQ

Additional Tips/Information: N/A