Leafy Greens

Red Russian Kale

Heirloom variety: Red Russian

Taste
Sweet and tender for a kale, with flat, frilled leaves and purple stems; mellows after frost.
In season (Fayette, zone 6b)
May – June, September – December
Good source of
  • Vitamin K
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin A
  • Calcium
  • Fiber
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An heirloom kale with soft, oak-leaf-shaped greens and violet stems — far more tender than the curly types, and sweeter. Young leaves are excellent raw in a massaged salad. Like all kale it turns noticeably sweeter after the first light frosts of fall.