Curly Roja Kale Seeds (Organic)

Curly Roja Kale is an eye-catching and productive variety that brings both ornamental beauty and edible value to your garden. Its deeply ruffled leaves and striking purple stems create a vibrant contrast in beds or borders, while providing a steady harvest of flavorful greens. This variety thrives in cooler weather, and its flavor improves as temperatures drop—cold weather naturally sweetens the leaves, making them more tender and flavorful. Excellent for fresh salads, steaming, stir-fries, or adding to soups, Curly Roja Kale is well-suited for home gardeners and small farms alike.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Brassica oleracea
• Plant type: Biennial
• Growth habit: Herbaceous
• Crop category: Cabbage
• Kitchen profile: Curly Roja Kale is an eye-catching and productive variety that brings both ornamental beauty and edible value to your garden.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 55-75°F
• Planting Depth: 1/4-1/2"
• Germination: 5-12 Days
• Height At Maturity: 16-18"
• Days to Maturity: 55 Days
• Sun/Shade: Partial Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 15-18"

Schedule Curly Roja Kale for the cool-season planting window appropriate to your climate. Start seed in a protected setting or direct sow when the product record allows, then thin or transplant so each plant has room to develop. Check moisture at root depth and adjust irrigation to weather and soil rather than a universal schedule. As maturity approaches, inspect head, stem, or leaf development according to the crop type and harvest at the preferred size and firmness.

Before sowing Curly Roja Kale, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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