Kale 'Red Winter'
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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