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Dwarf Siberian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Russian variety. 16-inch plants produce slightly frilled leaves.
True Siberian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
70
  Fast growing 24- to 30-inch plants with large, frilly, blue-green leaves. Cold hardy. It can be picked all winter in some areas.
Red Ursa
Kale
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
65 - 70
  Cross between 'Red Russian' and 'True Siberian'. 24- to 30-inch plants are bolt-resistant and heat-tolerant Similar to 'Red Russian' but the leaves are more rounded and curved at the ends.
Premier
Kale
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
60
  Bolt-resistant plants produce smooth, deep green leaves with scalloped edges. Remains compact when over-wintered while developing new growing points on the main stem.
Redbor
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.8 Stars) Overall Average 4.75
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55 - 65
  Hybrid. 2-foot plants with curly, maroon-red leaves. Quite cold hardy and best in fall. Plants can grow to 5 feet in long growing season conditions.
White Russian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.5 Stars) Overall Average 4.5
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Flat, silvery-green leaves with white veins. Taller than Red Russian. Also known as Cavolo Palmizio.
Beira Tronchuda
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.5 Stars) Overall Average 4.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50 - 85
  Hybrid. Portuguese kale or Tronchuda-type cabbage. A loose-headed produces wide-spreading bright jade green leaves that are tender with thick, white, fleshy ribs. Sweeter and more tender than regular cabbage but more cabbage-like than other kales. Tolerant to heat spells and cold resulting in wide adaptability. It is also known as Tronchuda, Couve Tronchuda, Portuguese Kale or Sea Kale. Days to maturity range is 50 to 85.
Toscano
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.4 Stars) Overall Average 4.428571428571429
7 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Dark-green, blistered, strap-shaped leaves. Resistant to heat and cold. Harvest baby leaves at 30 days. Also known as 'Nero Di Toscano'.
Red Russian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.4 Stars) Overall Average 4.363636363636363
33 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50 - 60
  Heirloom. Plants are 24 to 36 inches tall. Oak-shaped, gray-green, toothed leaves with deep-purple veins and stems. Very tender leaves turn dark green when cooked. Harvest baby greens at 25 days. About 50-60 days to maturity. Also known as 'Ragged Jack' and 'Russian Red'.
Vates
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.2 Stars) Overall Average 4.214285714285714
28 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
30 - 55
  Brassica oleraea. Standard kale, blue-green, finely curled, 12 to 14 inch leaves on 15 inch plants. Slow to bolt. Also known by many variation on Dwarf Blue Curled Vates as well as Dwarf Blue Scotch, Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, Blue Curled Scotch. About 30 days to baby kale and about 55 days full size maturity.
Winterbor
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
10 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
52 - 60
  Hybrid. 2- to 3-foot plants with 24-inch, finely curled, dark blue-green leaves. Harvest baby leaves at 28 days.
Blue Ridge
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
52
  Hybrid. Dark blue-green, fully curled leaves. Slow to bolt. Good heat resistance.
Blue Armor
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
45 - 57
  Hybrid Scotch-type kale. Plants produce deep blue-green, very curled and fringed leaves with wide petiole spacing for easy harvest.
Mild Micro Mix
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  A mix of brassicas containing mizuna, cabbage, kale, and kohlrabi. Mostly green with a hint of red. About 10-15 days to maturity.
Lacinato
Kale
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 3.9523809523809526
21 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 80
  Heirloom. 2- to 3-foot plants produce mild-flavored, dark blue-green, puckered strap-shaped leaves up to 2 feet long. Very cold hardy and also holds up well in heat. About 60-80 days to maturity. Also known as 'Lacinato Blue', 'Tuscan', 'Black Kale', 'Black Cabbage', 'Nero di Toscana', 'Cavolo Nero', 'Black Palm Tree', 'Tuscan Black Cabbage' and 'Dinosaur Kale.'
Siberian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(3.7 Stars) Overall Average 3.6666666666666665
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 70
  12- to 16-inch plants bear large, feather-shaped, blue-green leaves. Sow spring or fall. Actually a variety of rape (Brassica rapus), not a kale.
Rainbow Lacinato
Kale
Overall Rating:
(3.6 Stars) Overall Average 3.625
8 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
21 - 61
  Brassica oleracea. Open-pollinated. Kale purple and blue-green leaves have curly edges with burgundy, lavender and rose stems. Cold-hardiness and reluctance to bolt. Originally developed by farmer and plant breeder Frank Morton. About 21 days to baby and 61 to maturity.
Improved Dwarf Siberian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
50
  Open-pollinated. 24-inch plants produce frilly, dark-green leaves.
Hanover Salad
Kale
Overall Rating:
(2.0 Stars) Overall Average 2
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
30
  Extra early Siberian variety. Plants produce large, smooth strong-flavored leaves.
Green Lance
Kale
Overall Rating:
(1.0 Star) Overall Average 1
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
45 - 50
  Hybrid Chinese broccoli/kale. 8-inch stalks bear 2 to 3 open flower heads.
Konserva
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50
  2-foot plants with light-green, well-crinkled leaves.
Starbor
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
45
  Hybrid. Compact plants with blue-green leaves. Good frost resistance.
Wild Garden
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50
  Mix produces a variety of frilled and savoyed leaves from green with white or silver to red and burgundy shades. Open pollinated.
Nagoya Garnish Red
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Ornamental and garnish variety produces frilly, fan-shaped leaves with contrasting centers and green edges. The colors are most intense in cool weather.
Western Front
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Mix of Russian kales.
Lily White
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Crambe maritima, also known as sea kale, a perennial often grown as an ornamental. Once established, harvest young shoots like asparagus, lightly boiled.
Suiho
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
44 - 50
  Hybrid Asian flower-bud type green (Chinese broccoli/kale). Harvest 8- to 14-inch plants when 2 or 3 flower buds are open and stems are about 3/4 inch wide. Use in stir-fries or like broccoli.
Early Siberian
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  14-inch plants produce slightly curled, blue/green leaves.
Dwarf Green Curled
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50 - 65
  Compact 12- to 15-inch-tall by 24- to 25-inch-wide plants produce deep, yellowish-green, wrinkled, curly leaves. Also known as 'Jamaica', 'Bloomsdale', and 'Dwarf Curled Scotch'.
Winter Red
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50
  Open-pollinated 'Red Russian' type. 30-inch plants produce dark-green, oak-shaped leaves with red and purple veins that turn green when cooked. Cold-tolerant and disease-resistant.
Squire
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Short-stemmed plants produce curly leaves. Heat-tolerant and slow to bolt. A selection from 'Vates'.
Ryokuho
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
45 - 50
  Hybrid Chinese broccoli/kale. Upright, 16-inch plants produce tender, 3/4-inch stems with smooth dark-green leaves on very short petioles. Disease and heat resistant. Medium bolting tolerance.
Te You
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50
  Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce long, thick stems with smooth, dark-green leaves. Tolerates both heat and cool temperatures. Mildew resistant.
Wan Shen
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Late maturing Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce large, green leaves on very thick, crispy stems.
Ripbor
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Hybrid kale. Medium-tall plants produce dark-green, ruffled leaves similar to 'Winterbor'.
Blue Star
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
45 - 60
  Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce large stems with bluish-green leaves and white flower buds. Harvested in 45 days spring/summer and 55-60 days fall/winter.
Big Boy
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
45
  Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce large edible stems, branch tips, young yellow flower buds, and leaves.
Thick Stem Winner
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Later maturing Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce edible blue-green leaves, white flower tips and solid stems.
Green Delight
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce slightly pointed leaves, white flower tips and stems slightly smaller than 'Blue Star'.
Crispy Bluepad
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
45
  Chinese broccoli/kale. Plants produce bluish-green leaves and stalks. Harvest young stalks before flowers open. Harvest cut-and-come-again starting about 45 days after sowing.
South Sea
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
35 - 50
  Chinese broccoli/kale. Heat-resistant plants produce light green leaves, stalks and flower buds.
Bear Necessities
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Developed from crosses between mizuna and Russian and Siberian kales. Plants produce skeletal leaves in a range of colors.
Gulag Stars
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Russian and Siberian kales with diverse colors and leaf types.
Small Leaf Kailann
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Chinese kale. Plants produce small leaves.
Gai Lohn
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50
  Open-pollinated Chinese kale. Heat resistant plants produce edible stalks, young leaves and buds. Cut stalks 6 to 8 inches from the top when white buds form to force new growth.
Giant Walking Stick
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
180
  Open-pollinated, heirloom novelty from the Channel Islands. Plants grow 5- to 7-feet tall from spring sowing with kale- or cabbage-leaved head at the top. Cut in fall and dry for walking stick.
Savoy
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55
  24-inch, open-pollinated, exceptionally hardy plants produce dark green, slightly ruffled leaves kale with purple blush. Cross of 'Dwarf Scotch' and 'Black Tuscan'.
Wild Red
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55
  Variation of 'Red Russian'. 2-foot plants produce silver-green leaves overlaid with bright red on stems and leaf joints. Open pollinated.
Even’Star
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
58
  Open-pollinated plants produce smooth, slightly lobed, green-blue leaves. Disease tolerant.
Pentland Brig
Kale
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(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55 - 75
  European variety. 1- to 2-foot tall plants produce curly green leaves and in spring leafy side shoots and spears similar to broccoli.
Scarlet
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  (Brassica oleracea). Open pollinated. Frilly, tightly curled leaves dark green leaves with red veins are produced on 24 to 36 inch tall by 24 inch wide plant. About 60 days to harvest from transplant.
Halbhoher Gruner Krauser
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  (Brassica oleracea). Robust 18 inch plants produce vibrant light green, finely curled leaves. About 60 days to harvest from seed.
Smooth German
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 90
  (Brassica napus). Plants reaching 3 to 4 feet wide produce smooth green leaves. An annual kale that will not ‘hold’ in garden like a biennial kale. This bolts in 90 to 120 days.
Madeley
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Brassica oleracea. Heirloom. Flat leaf green kale. Originally from England. Vigorous plant that also produces kale raab in spring. 30 days for baby kale. About 60 days to maturity.
Vates
Kale
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  USER ENTERED : Grew good. Nice tasting not bitter.
 
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