Kale 'Red Winter'
Kale 'Red Winter' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Red Winter' is an improved form of 'Red Russian' kale with dramatic-looking, leafy-green with purple stems and tender, red, wavy, oak-leaf-shaped leaves. It is extremely hardy; tolerant of both hot and cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable, as an ingredient in salad mixes or a garnish.
Product: Kale 'Red Winter'
Product type: SEED (100)
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
A dramatic-looking, leafy green with purple stems and red, wavy, oak-leaf-shaped leaves. It is extremely hardy; tolerant of both hot and cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable, as an ingredient in salad mixes or a garnish. It has a peppery cabbage flavour and is very nutritious; a source of folate, vitamin K & C, iron, iodine and calcium
Plant type: Cool season annual, frost hardy
Plant height: 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 8 - 30°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring and early autumn
Subtropical: March - July
Tropical: Late March - July
Germination: 3 - 10 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed or seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 6 - 7
Rows: 60 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist; heavy feeder, add organic fertiliser monthly
Harvest: 30 days salad mix; 60 days full size; harvest the young, tender inside leaves
100 seeds per packet
Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
Cool season annual, frost hardy
Kale 'Red Winter'
Red Winter' is an improved form of 'Red Russian' kale with dramatic-looking, leafy-green with purple stems and tender, red, wavy, oak-leaf-shaped leaves. It is extremely hardy; tolerant of both hot and cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable, as an ingredient in salad mixes or a garnish.