Kale, Alive Vates Grex  Brassica oleracea (55 days)  A Seven Seeds Farm original variety that is the result of allowing 6 different strains of Scotch curled, Vates types of kale interbreed.  We began with a large population of a few thousand plants and then selected the hardiest survivors that made it through a week-long cold snap down to 5° F with no snow or mulch.  What made it not only survived, but thrived, growing succulent, sweet green leaves starting with the warming days of February and jamming right along until finally flowering in late May, at which point we harvest tasty flower shoots for use in stir fry or raw in salad.  Frilly blue green leaves are held high off the ground to keep winter splashback of mud off them.  This is an interbreeding population so expect some variability…perfect for homestead gardeners who look to their kale patch to feed them year round!  SSF   KL5: Packet (.5 g ≈ 125 seeds) - $3.50 1 oz- $20.00 1/4 lb - $65.00...

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Kale, Black Tuscan  Brassica oleracea (50 days)  This is an excellent Lacinato (or Dinosaur) type kale from the late Alan Vanet and SOW seeds.  With dark green leaves and resistance to both heat and cold, it provides tasty, nutritious, tender kale leaves for most of the year.  Very winter hardy it becomes exceptionally sweet after frost.  A proven farmer’s market favorite, it is beautiful to behold as well.  HEIRLOOM, LRF KL1:  .5 g~125 seeds - $3.50                         Ounce (≈ 8,000 seeds) - $20.00...

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KALE, Dazzling Blue Lacinato (75 days) Brassica oleeracea NEW FOR 2016 from our friends at Wild Garden Seeds! "This stunning new blue kale comes from our own Hank Keogh’s inspiration to backcross a ‘Rainbow Lacinato’ variant with its ‘WGS Lacinato’ ancestor. The result, a dazzling blue-green savoyed strap leaf with underturned margins, upright growth, and a striking pink midrib. Eye-catching at the market, and the flavor is “very lacinato.” More winter hardy than any other lacinato-type, as demonstrated in the kale-killing freeze-out of 2013–14. Nice work!" WGS KL10: Packet (.5 g) - $3.50 1 oz- $20.00...

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Kale, Red Russian  Brassica napus (50 days)   The standard homestead/garden kale in the Pacific NW.  Leaves are blue-green, flat and lobed/toothed with beautiful purple stems and veins.  Mild flavor can be used young in salad or mature as a cooking green.  Selected over multiple generations for cold hardiness down to 10°F and uniform color.  HEIRLOOM, SSF KL2: Packet (.5 g ≈ 125 seeds) - $3.50 1 oz - $20.00...

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KALE , Siber Frills (60 days) -Brassica napus - Vigorous and sweet, this kale produces over a long season. Mild flavored leaves becomes frilly as the plant matures, making it easy to cut even mature leaves for salads. Tender and tasty raw or cooked. Foliage stands well into the winter. Siber Frill kale was selected at Lupine Knoll Farm, choosing for the frilled leaves, from a mix of B. Napus kales provided by Tim Peters, Peters Seed and Research, in 2000-2002. LKF, OSSI KL8: Packet (.5 g ≈ 125 seeds) - $3.50 1 oz- $20.00...

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Kale, White Russian  Brassica napus (60 days)  The most cold hardy kale, also bolts later in the spring than any other kale by 2-3 weeks, which helps to keep the garden on your dinner plate in the lean month of April.  Looks like Red Russian kale, but with white veining and stems.  Developed by Farnk Morton as a cross between Siberian and Red Russian kales.  Generally regarded as the best tasting kale.  SSF KL3: Packet (.5 g ≈ 125 seeds) - $3.50 1 oz - $20.00          ...

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