Kale Blend

seeds
$3.95
Item: 3469-A
$5.95
Item: 3469-B
$15.45
Item: 3469-C
$24.00
Item: 3469-D
$65.00
Item: 3469-E
Brassica spp.
(60-65 days)

If it’s too hard to pick just one or two kale varieties from so many tempting choices, here’s the solution: enjoy the whole medley of diverse colors, patterns and shapes from one packet.

Look up the specific varieties in your blend.
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Quick Details
Days to Maturity
60-65 days
Color
multi-colored
Lifecycle
biennial grown as an annual
Additional Information

Mixes and Blends

Exact components will vary according to availability; see current list of varieties in each mix (posted in mid-January).

Kale and Collards

  • About 175–280 seeds/g and 4,200–9,800 seeds/oz.
  • Days to maturity are from emergence after direct sowing. For transplants, subtract 20 days.

Scientists say kale descends from wild cabbage, a plant found primarily on the lime cliffs of coastal Europe. Originating in Greece, kale was enjoyed for thousands of years throughout Europe where it was the most common green vegetable until the Middle Ages when cabbage became more popular.

One cup provides more Vitamin C than a glass of orange juice, more calcium than a cup of milk, more potassium than a banana and, per calorie, more iron than beef. Kale may be used in textured salads, steamed or braised as a side dish, mixed in omelettes, lasagna and stews, and made into chips.

Culture: Start indoors March-May for setting out May-July, or direct-seed in May. Minimum germination soil temperature 40°, optimal range 45-85°. To enjoy it at its best and to avoid the worst of the flea beetle season, direct seed in July or August for late-season maturity. Use wire hoops and row cover to keep flea beetles out at early stages. Important crop in colder climates owing to its natural resistance to frost, kale is sweeter after exposure to cold. Excellent for microgreens.

Diseases:

  • BL=Blackleg
  • BR=Black Rot

Note: We cannot ship packets greater than ½ oz. (14 grams) of radishes into the Willamette Valley. The State of Oregon prohibits shipping any commercial quantity of untreated Brassica, Raphanus or Sinapis due to quarantine

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

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