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Kale Red Russian Vegetable Seeds
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Kale Red Russian Vegetable Seeds

from $9.99 AUD incl gst

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  • Fast and easy to grow crop.
  • Hardy and vigorous variety.
  • Suitable for baby leaf and microgreens.

KALE ‘Red Russian’ Vegetable Seeds

Also known as ‘Ragged Jack’

‘Red Russian’ kale is a colourful, hardy variety with blue-green leaves and striking purple veins. The leaves are soft with frilly edges and have a sweeter flavour than traditional Scotch kales. It’s ideal for baby leaf salad mixes, garnishes, or as a full-size winter green. Highly nutritious and packed with folate, vitamin K and C, calcium, iodine, and iron.

This variety is well-suited to all Australian climates — cool, temperate, arid, subtropical, and tropical — and can tolerate both hot and cold weather. It’s especially popular for winter gardens but can be grown almost year-round depending on your region.

Plant Type:

  • Cool-season annual
  • Hardy and tolerant of heat and frost
  • Plant height: Up to 60 cm

Sow When:

  • Soil temperature for germination: 10 – 25°C
  • Cool climates: January – April
  • Temperate: August – May
  • Subtropical: March – June
  • Tropical: March – July
  • Arid: March – August

Germination:

  • Days to germinate: 5 – 10 days
  • Depth: Sow seeds 0.5 cm deep
  • Position: Full sun to part shade
  • Sow where: Directly into garden beds or seed trays; keep soil moist until seeds sprout

Soil Type:

  • Rich, well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter
  • Ideal soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5

Spacing:

  • Thin or transplant to 30 – 45 cm apart
  • Space rows 45 – 60 cm apart

Harvest:

  • Days to harvest: 50 – 65 days
  • Pick outer leaves as needed or harvest whole plants when mature

Product Specifications

  • Non-GMO.
  • No chemical treatment.
  • Open Pollinated, heirloom variety.
  • Botanical name: Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
  • Seeds per gram: Approx. 250 – 300.
  • We do not ship to WA due to quarantine restrictions.