Kale Seeds

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Bring fresh leafy greens to your garden and kitchen with Kale seeds from David's Garden Seeds®. Explore heirloom varieties with curled, textured or flat leaves for tender young harvests and hearty cooked greens. Kale is a cool-season favorite, and light frost can improve sweetness in established plants, though cold tolerance varies with variety and growing conditions.

Choose Your Kale Variety

Toscano: Also called Lacinato or dinosaur kale, this Italian heirloom has long, deeply textured dark blue-green leaves for soups, sautés and thinly sliced salads.
Red Russian: Flat, tooth-edged gray-green leaves with purple stems and veins bring color to beds and tender young greens to salad mixes.
Premier: Also known as Early Hanover, this green-leaved heirloom offers an option for gardeners seeking an early cool-season harvest.
Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch: Deeply ruffled blue-green foliage adds texture to the garden and works well in cooked greens and kale chips.

Planting Tips for Success

Time for cool weather: Plan spring or fall sowings around local conditions. In mild-winter areas, fall planting may provide a longer harvest. Severe freezes and summer heat can damage plants or shorten production.
Sun and soil: Choose full sun to partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil enriched with finished compost. Afternoon shade can help in warmer weather.
Starting seeds: Direct sow or start indoors for later transplanting. Follow the variety's packet for sowing depth and timing, and harden off indoor seedlings gradually.
Give plants room: For full-sized plants, the current listings generally recommend 12–18 inches between plants. Follow individual packet guidance for baby-leaf plantings.
Keep moisture even: Water near the base and avoid prolonged dry spells or waterlogged soil. A light mulch helps moderate soil temperature and conserve moisture.
Feed as needed: Use soil-test recommendations and fertilizer-label directions rather than assuming more fertilizer means better leaves.
Watch for pests: Check leaf undersides for caterpillars and aphids. Secure insect netting can help reduce pest access; monitor plants regularly beneath covers.

Harvest and Enjoy Your Kale

Pick young leaves: Harvest tender leaves for salads when they reach your preferred size. Harvest timing varies by variety and conditions.
Keep the center growing: Pick outer leaves from established plants while leaving the central growing point intact for further growth.
Cook mature leaves: Remove tough ribs and stems, then sauté, steam or stir chopped leaves into soups and beans.
Make crisp chips: Dry washed leaves thoroughly, remove thick stems and toss lightly with oil before baking. Check often to avoid burning.
Prepare safely: Wash harvested leaves under running water before use. Cooking suggestions apply to harvested kale, not the planting seeds in the packet.

Why Choose David's Garden Seeds®?

Veteran-Owned: Supplying premium seeds since 2009.
GO TEXAN Certified: Supporting local agriculture and communities.
Integrity Pledge: David's Garden Seeds has taken the Seed Integrity Pledge.
Vegetable Seed License: David's Garden Seeds has been granted a Vegetable Seed License for the State of Texas.

Before You Plant

Review each product listing and packet for seed count, current germination testing and variety-specific directions. Maturity, flavor, yield and winter survival depend on climate, soil and care. Store unused planting seeds sealed in a cool, dry place away from heat, moisture and direct sunlight.