Kale, Red Russian   (50 days) 

Brassica napus

The standard homestead/garden kale in the Pacific NW.  Leaves are blue-green, flat and lobed/toothed with beautiful purple stems and veins.  Mild flavor can be used young in salad or mature as a cooking green.  Selected over multiple generations for cold hardiness down to 10°F and uniform color. An essential ingredient in mesclun mix for cut and come again salads, providing some color and loft.

Packet (1/2 g ≈ 125 seeds)

1 oz (≈8,000 seeds)