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Scarlet Kale Seed

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Description

Fast-growing, gorgeous and nutritious, too! Curled red-purple kale produces lots of delicious, frilly leaves that deepen in purple color as the temperature drops! Very cold-tolerant and fairly heat-tolerant. Best grown in frosts of spring or fall. Prefers rich soil and even moisture. Use fresh in salads, or sauté as you would spinach. Also excellent in soups or for juicing. Very high carotenoids, vitamins and minerals. Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed.

  • Days to germinate: 6-9 days
  • Days to maturity: 50
  • Start indoors: 4-6 weeks before last frost and set out 2-4 weeks before last frost in spring, or 8 weeks before first frost of fall.
  • Sow 1/4” deep in sterile planting medium.
  • Transplant spacing: 8” – thin to 24”, using baby kale in salads.
  • Seed spacing: 8” , then thin to 24”
  • Seed depth: 1/4” deep
  • Produce size: 2’ x 2’
  • Yield: 1 head per seed
  • Mature plant height: 2’
  • Suitable for container growing: Yes.
  • Year of discovery: 1863.

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