Plant Red Winter Kale now for harvest in the winter.
6 pack $ 2.99
Red Winter Kale is an improved version of Red Russian Kale. This strain of kale has very tender, sweet leaves compared to other kales. The reddish-purple stems and veins, wavy margins, and foliage that resembles oak leaves makes Red Winter Kale dramatic-looking in the garden!
Whether raw or cooked, kale is a low calorie, high nutrition leafy green. A cup of raw kale has 60 calories; cooked it is 48 calories. Even cooked, where it can lose one-third or more of its nutritive value, a cup of kale provides the minimum daily requirement of Vitamins A and C and 13 percent of the calcium requirement. A good source of glucosinolates, Vitamin E, and manganese, kale is used as a green vegetable, steamed and served with butter or vinegar, or in soups. It makes a nice garnish and can be used in any dish that calls for kale.
How to Grow
Kales prefer cool weather and can withstand frosts. Mature plants survive to 10̊F or below. They grow best in full sun in rich, moist, slightly alkaline (pH 7.0) well-drained soil. To avoid any soil borne diseases, rotate crops.
Set the plants out at 18 – 24 inches apart. Keep plants lightly moist. This is especially important for plants started in the summer for fall and winter harvest.
Remember to control snails and slugs in August and September, especially if you mulch your plants. By reducing the population in early fall before the breeding season, you’ll have less trouble during the winter (and next spring as well).