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Red Russian Kale Seeds
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Red Russian Kale

$4.50 Packet - 500 Seeds
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Quick Facts
Days to Maturity50 days
SunlightFull Sun Partial Shade
Spacing12 - 18 Inches
Germination3–10 days
Growing Information

Growing Red Russian Kale

‘Red Russian’ is an heirloom, open-pollinated kale prized for its tender frilled foliage, prominent veining, and mild, sweet flavor. Beautiful serrated leaves add ornamental appeal to the garden while offering excellent cold tolerance for harvests that can continue into early winter.

Start ‘Red Russian’ indoors for transplanting or sow directly where conditions allow. Plant seeds about ½ inch deep and space plants 12 to 18 inches apart. Grow in full sun to partial shade. Its compact growth also makes this variety well suited to smaller gardens and patio plantings.

Ready to harvest in about 50 days, pick young leaves (around 25 days) for the most tender texture or allow them to grow larger for cooking.

Mild, colorful, and versatile, ‘Red Russian’ is excellent for fresh eating, salads, sautéing, soups, and ornamental edible plantings.

    How to start

    Start Indoors / Direct Sow

    Sowing depth

    ½ Inch

    Plant height

    12 Inches

    Botanical name

    Brassica napus var. pabularia

    Questions

    FAQ

    How should I start these seeds?
    Recommended sow method: Start Indoors / Direct Sow.
    How deep should I sow the seeds?
    Sow at a depth of ½ Inch.
    How long until they germinate?
    Typical germination: 3–10 days.
    How far apart should I space them?
    Recommended spacing: 12 - 18 Inches.
    How much sun do they need?
    Recommended sun exposure: Full Sun Partial Shade.
    What’s your germination guarantee?
    We stand behind the germination quality of our seed. If you have a germination issue, contact our team and we'll help make it right.
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    Joe
    Very versatile and it tastes good!

    Red Russian [ its not red] is great in salads because it is mild flavored, not tough like the curly types, very good cooked like turnip greens, and is very cold hardy, standing just fine throughout the winter. It is almost a perennial.

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    Cathy B
    Great Mild Flavor

    Russian Red kale (as well as the white) are hardy (WV winters), easy direct seeding, & taste wonderful.
    I decided to do a 4 x 4 bed out the backdoor this fall. I had a lovely bed full of beautiful plants & dreams of all the wonderful dishes I would make, and then the deer came.. They apparently love them too!