Transcript Red Russian Kale

Plant Sale
Blue Wind Broccoli (F1)
• 49 days to maturity.
• Heads are medium sized,
blue-green with small,
attractive beads.
• Blue Wind is attractive,
easy to harvest, and
uniform.
• Space plants 12 inches
apart.
• Pick off cabbage loopers
on a regular basis.
Dwarf Siberian Kale
• Siberian has light blue-green
leaves with white stems and
ruffled shape.
• Its superior tenderness makes
Siberian one of the best
varieties for raw salad and
spring “napini”.
• Plants are hardy and grow
rapidly.
• Light frost improves flavor, but
is exceptional anytime.
• Days to maturity: 60 days
• Space plants 12 inches apart.
Red Russian Kale
• Heirloom.
• Originally from Siberia, brought
to Canada by Russian traders
around 1885.
• One of the hardiest and most
tender of all kales.
• Beautiful purple-veined bluegreen leaves tinged with reddishpurple.
• Frilly leaf margins resemble oak
leaves.
• Vigorous 18-36" plants.
• Mild sweet flavor.
• Hardy to -10°F.
• 50-60 days from transplant.
Nero di Toscano Kale
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50 days.
The very dark green leaves are 2-3
inches wide and 10 inches long, and
have a blistered/crumply
appearance.
Growing upright and open, this kale
is dual purpose.
It's great to eat and it is a striking
ornamental.
A cross between cabbage and kale, it
is extremely winter hardy, becoming
very sweet and full of flavor after a
freeze.
Popular in Tuscany and central Italy
where it is used in soups and stews.
Space plants 12 inches apart.
Halbhoher Gruner Krauser Kale
• Heirloom
• Vibrant light green, finely
curled leaves on robust
18" plants.
• Sweet bite
• This North German staple
is tasty eaten fresh, and
can be harvested well into
the early winter.
• Space plants 12 inches
apart
• Plant in spring and fall
Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce
• Heirloom Amish variety
valued for its ruggedness
and heavy production.
• Thick compact plant great
for a cut-and-come-again
lettuce when thickly sown.
• Thin midrib, good texture,
pleasant sharp flavor.
• Looseleaf
• 45-55 days.
Red Sails Lettuce
• 45 days to harvest
• Early producer.
• Slow to develop bitterness
when compared to red
varieties, but average
compared to green ones.
• Crinkled leaves; maroon-red
color intensifies as leaves
mature.
• Space 4-6 inches apart from
one another
Parris Island Cos Romaine Lettuce
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Named for Parris Island off the coast of
South Carolina, this old favorite Romaine
deserves a try by any lettuce lover.
“Crunchy leaves”, “creamy white heart”,
and “vigorous” are just a few of the words
that describe this variety.
A mosaic virus tolerant heirloom, it grows
with upright, dark green slightly savoyed
(crinkled) leaves that reach 8”-12” tall.
Plant the lettuce in a pot placed 6 inches
apart or in soil nicely amended with
compost. Space 6 inches from each other.
Great for fall and spring planting, will fade
out with the summer heat
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Outredgeous Romaine Lettuce
• One of the reddest romaines on the
market
• Stout-growing variety that can be
harvested either as a baby lettuce or
allowed to mature as a 10 inch
romaine.
• The thick, glossy, slightly ruffled
leaves are bright red on top and
green on the underside.
• Space 6 inches from each other.
• Good for fall and spring planting.
• Selected by Frank Morton, Gathering
Together Farm.
Komatsuna - Green Boy (F1)
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This popular traditional Japanese
green has tender deep green leaves,
sturdy petioles and a mild flavor that
tastes like a combination of spinach
and Asian mustard.
This variety is preferred by Japan
growers because of its cold tolerance
and can be grown year round in mild
areas.
In colder areas, the days to maturity
lengthen as the weather cools.
Maturity: Approx. 30 to 50 days
Planting season: Spring/summer or
late summer/fall
Space plants 6 inches apart
Bright Lights Swiss Chard
• With stems of red, yellow, rose,
gold, and white, Bright Lights is
a visual feast in your
ornamental beds, in your
vegetable garden, and at your
dinner table.
• It has lightly savoyed leaves, of
burgundy and green, grows up
to 20 inches tall, and is mild
flavored.
• An AAS winner.
• Days to maturity: 30 days baby
leaf, 60 full size
• Space plants 10-12 inches apart.
• Full Sun
• Annual vegetable for spring and
fall
Red Giant Mustard Greens
• Baby greens have bright
green leaves with deep
purple veins.
• Full size plants are
incredibly beautiful with a
full whorl of stunning
burgundy leaves.
• Spiciness increases with
maturity.
• Use full size leaves for stirfry, soups and pickling.
• Days to maturity: 23 days
baby, 45 full size
Copenhagen Market Cabbage
• HEIRLOOM - A great open-pollinated
variety for home gardeners and
direct markets.
• Round solid heads are somewhat
variable in size ranging from 3-4 lbs
and 6-8” in diameter with uniform
maturity.
• Compact plants have short stems and
sit close to the ground.
• Heads hold well in the field without
splitting.
• Great for slow cooking, slaws and
sauerkraut.
• Days to maturity: 65 days
Chinese Cabbage ‘Bilko’
• 54 days, slightly later variety with
exquisite mild flavor and large
tender leaf.
• Space 18-24 inches apart.
• Great for Fall planting, Bilko has a
large 12” head, dark green, and
wide adaptability.
• Good storage capability. For best
results, trim heads before storing.
They will keep 1-2 months at cool
temperatures.
Sugar Sprint Snap Pea
• 61 days.
• This little sprinter races into
production, pumping out its delicious,
sugary pods!
• Sugar Sprint is one of the earliest
maturing varieties, bearing numerous,
3 inch snap peas over an extended
period.
• A heavy harvest of crisp sweetness
that is virtually stringless
• Heat tolerant, 24-30 inch vines are
both resistant to powdery mildew and
tolerant of pea enation.
• May be grown with or without a trellis
• Space plants 2 inches apart
• Open pollinated
Vates Collards
• 60-80 days. Harvest
earlier for baby collards.
• Dark green leaves on
upright 24-inch plants.
• Known for lack of
purpling in veins and
leaves.
• Bolt and frost resistant.
• Open pollinating
• Plant spacing 12-18 to
inches