Tender, colorful specialty for salad mix and bunching.
Special, refined strain. Stems are purple; leaves are deep gray-green, purple-veined, flat, noncurled, and tooth-edged. The plants mature medium-tall and leaves are tender compared to other kales. For salads and light cooking. NOTE: To extend storage time, dunk leaves in cold water. Sized seeds. Avg. 123,500 seeds/lb. Packet: 100 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 25 baby, 50 mature
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Notes:
NOTE: After harvest dunk leaves in cold water to extend shelf life.
Additional Information:
8135 Salad Mix Production (.pdf)
Disease Resistance:
No disease information found.
Growing Information:
Kale and Collards
CULTURE: Plant approx. 3 months before expected fall frost. Sow 3 seeds every 8", 1/4- 1/2" deep, in rows 18-30" apart. Thin to 1 plant/group. You can also grow kale from transplants, like cabbage. Beginning about 2 months after planting, harvest by clipping individual leaves. For salad mix: In a 2-4" wide band sow 60 seeds/ft. Clip 4- to 5-week-old leaves. Kale and collards are very hardy, will increase in eating quality into late fall and will be harvestable through the winter in most areas. Use row cover in severe climates.
PESTS: They are not as afflicted with pests as are other cole crops like cabbage. Use row covers (see Index) to exclude pests from seedlings. Control cabbage worms with bacillus thuringiensis.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract about 14 days if transplanting.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: For bunching: 220'/1,000 seeds, 1,550'/oz., 24,000'/lb., at spacing above.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 5,500 plants/oz.
SIZED SEEDS: Where noted.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 90,000-150,000 (avg. 112,000).
PACKET: 100 seeds sows 22'.
Symbols Explained:
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Cold Tolerant Variety does well at lower temperatures and may even be frost hardy. |
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Salad Mix Component A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads. |
