Red Russian Kale Seeds

50 days. Brassica oleracea. Open Pollinated. Dwarf Siberian Improved Kale. The plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful dark green kale leaves. Used fresh in salads, on sandwiches, or steamed, in stir fry, or as a colorful garnish. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6148. An heirloom variety from Russia.

62 days. Brassica oleracea. Open Pollinated. Lacinato Kale. This early maturing plant produces high yields of flavorful, blue green kale leaves. It is sweet and tender. Used fresh in salads, on sandwiches, in soups, or cooked. It is best eaten when the leaves are small and tender. The flavor is enhanced by frost. Also known as Dinosaur Kale, Tuscan Kale, Black Cabbage Kale, Black Kale, Black Palm Kale, Cavolo Palmizio Kale, Nero di Toscana Kale, and Tuscan Black Palm Cabbage. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. Cold Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. Grown by Jefferson at Monticello, Virginia, USA. A 1700s heirloom from Tuscany, Italy.

40 days. Eruca sativa. Annual. Open Pollinated. Arugula. This early-maturing plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, dark-green Arugula leaves. It is very flavorful with a spicy taste, similar to horseradish. Used in mixed salads, sandwiches, or stir-fries. It can be steamed, cooked, pureed, and added to soups. Best when harvested when 2 or 3" long. The plant has white flowers with dark pink veins, and the flowers are edible. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

43 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Giant Nobel Spinach. The plant produces extremely large and flavorful dark green spinach leaves. This is the giant spinach variety spreading 25" across. Usually steamed or boiled for nutritious greens and used to make an exciting salad. Also great for canning and freezing. Slow to bolt variety. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 156724. A 1926 heirloom variety from Japan

57 days. Cucumis sativus. Open Pollinated. Little Leaf Cucumber. This compact plant produces high yields of 3 to 5" long emerald green colored cucumbers. It may be the highest-yielding pickling cucumber on the market today, producing 25 to 30 cucumbers per plant! An excellent cucumber for salads and pickling. It is a parthenocarpic variety, and no male pollen is needed, so even if bees are scarce, you'll still get a bumper crop. Perfect for container gardening. Does well under stress and adverse weather conditions. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant, Cold Tolerant. One of the most disease-resistant cucumbers on the market. Also known as Arkansas Little Leaf Cucumber and H19 Little Leaf Cucumber. An excellent choice for home gardens, hydroponics, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. Developed in 1991 by the University of Arkansas, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 601650. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: A, ALS, BW, Ccu, CMV, DM, PM.

65 days. Brassica oleracea. Open Pollinated. All Seasons Cabbage. This early-maturing plant produces very flavorful heads of light-green cabbage. The heads average 10 to 12 in diameter and weigh 10 to 12 lbs. It is used for making sauerkraut. It is one of the earliest and best cabbages around. Very reliable. A good midseason cabbage for those regions with a moderate to warm summer. Heat Tolerant. Suitable for spring, summer, and fall crops. An excellent choice for home gardens. Also known as Vandergaw and Novelty. An heirloom variety dating back to the 1890s. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5988. A variety from the USA.