KALE - Red Russian
KALE - Red Russian
(400 seeds)
Red Russian silver-green kale with a touch of purple looks so attractive that there’s no reason to limit it to the veggie garden. As one Read More
Red Russian silver-green kale with a touch of purple looks so attractive that there’s no reason to limit it to the veggie garden. As one of the taller kale varieties, it produces prolifically, offering you plenty of antioxidant-packed foliage to harvest. Both colour and flavour are at their best after a dose of frost, so have it growing during the coldest time of the year to see it and taste it at its best.
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Product Details
Common Name: KALE - Red Russian
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 400
Days to Harvest: 60 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 40cm
Row Spacing: 60cm
Companion Plants: Beans, Beets, Dill, Onions
Additional Features: Cool Season, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible
Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea
Germination Time: 7-14 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 60-90cm
Sow Depth: 10mm
Best Months to Plant – Kale Climate Zone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Cool/Mountain ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Temperate ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Arid ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Subtropical ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Tropical ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Cool/Mountain – Kale Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Temperate – Kale Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Arid – Kale Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Subtropical – Kale Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Tropical – Kale Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Growing Information
How to Sow
Kale germinates very easily and is best sown where it will grow. Water well when you water, and then leave until the surface begins to dry. After germination, you can reduce watering.
How to Harvest
You can start picking your greens from about 60 days after sowing. Simply select and cut the leaves you need.
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How to Sow
Kale germinates very easily and is best sown where it will grow. Water well when you water, and then leave until the surface begins to dry. After germination, you can reduce watering.
How to Harvest
You can start picking your greens from about 60 days after sowing. Simply select and cut the leaves you need.
Want the full growing guide?
See sowing times, planting tips, watering, harvesting and common problems for this crop.
View full grow guide →Common Name: KALE - Red Russian
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 400
Days to Harvest: 60 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 40cm
Row Spacing: 60cm
Companion Plants: Beans, Beets, Dill, Onions
Additional Features: Cool Season, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible
Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea
Germination Time: 7-14 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 60-90cm
Sow Depth: 10mm
| Climate Zone | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool/Mountain | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Temperate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Arid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Subtropical | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Tropical | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
