Red Russian Kale

UDSA Certified Organic.  Bright purple stems with smooth, tender, green foliage. Grown between 24-36” tall with leaves that are sweeter than other varieties paired with flavor that improves with cold weather due to its incredible tolerance to cold. Excellent baby leaf strain perfect for baby leaf salad mixes or as full-size bunches.

Each plant is started from certified organic seeds and grown organically at The Bloomery, LLC where it is USDA Certified Organic through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Each plant is grown in a 3-inch square pot and shipped in a plastic shell that holds your plant securely in place.

Note from the grower: We take great pride in growing you the best, healthy plants for your garden. We love helping our customers with their gardening needs. Each plant is grown with love and care from our family farm and straight to your garden. Please feel free to reach out if we can be of any help. 

Plant Spacing

Babyleaf- Direct seeding: ~60seeds/ft in 2-4" bands

Full Size-  12-18”

Row Spacing

18-30” for full size

Harvest

Harvest full size leaves when desired. Kale flavor sweetens after light frosts. Kale and collards are both very cold hardy, overwintering in most climates to some degree.

Storage

Cool leaves in cold water at harvest and store in plastic in fridge. In late fall, cut the heart of the plant and store just above freezing in a plastic bag for a few weeks.