Kale, 'Russian Frills'

(Brassica napus) Enjoy a lovely reintroduction, originally bred in Oregon and then rediscovered on a farm in Belgium by our good friends at Adaptive Seeds who brought it back to the marketplace. Purple-veined mature leaves develop secondary and tertiary degrees of frilling, giving the plants an amazingly voluminous and starry appearance when fully mature. Like other Siberian types, it is extremely winter-hardy while retaining a tender eating quality that is unsurpassed. Baby leaves are virtually identical to regular Red Russian and are an excellent addition to salad/braising mixes. 55 days. UO Packet: 1g (~240 seeds) *This seed has tested negative for both Black Leg (Phoma lingam) and Black Rot (Xanthomonas campestris) as required by the WA Dept of Ag crucifer seed quarantine. [split] Growing Info SOWING: Sow indoors 4-6 weeks before your last hard frost.  Transplant out 4-6  week-old plants. Direct seed early Spring. Can be sown until mid-summer, 8 weeks before first Fall frost date.