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606 Kale Vegetable Starts
Kale is a hardy, cool-season vegetable that produces an abundance of tender, flavourful leaves for salads, smoothies, soups, sautés, and more.
These easy-to-grow vegetable starts give your garden a head start and provide a long harvest window. With two distinctive varieties to choose from, you can enjoy both colourful foliage and classic green kale throughout the growing season.
Why You'll Like It
Two Great Varieties — Choose from Scarletbor or Snowbor, each offering its own unique colour, texture, and garden appeal.
Cool-Season Favourite — Kale thrives in cooler temperatures and is an excellent choice for spring and fall gardens.
Long Harvest — Harvest outer leaves as needed while the plant continues producing fresh growth.
Nutritious Greens — Kale is packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, making it a delicious addition to healthy meals.
Cold Tolerant — A hardy vegetable that can handle cooler weather and often becomes sweeter after exposure to light frost.
Easy to Grow — Vegetable starts provide a convenient head start for home gardens, raised beds, and containers.
Kale Varieties
Kale 'Scarletbor' — A striking red-purple kale with deeply curled leaves and excellent cold tolerance. Its colourful foliage adds ornamental appeal to the vegetable garden while providing tender, flavourful greens for fresh eating and cooking.
Kale 'Snowbor' — A classic green curly kale producing attractive, deeply ruffled leaves with a tender texture and mild flavour. A dependable choice for harvesting fresh greens throughout the cool season.
Plant Details
Plant Type: Vegetable
Varieties: Scarletbor — Red-Purple; Snowbor — Green
Foliage: Curly, textured leaves
Season: Cool Season
Pot Size: 606 Vegetable Tray
Growing Information
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Rich, fertile, well-drained soil
Water: Keep soil consistently moist, especially during establishment
Harvest: Pick outer leaves as needed, allowing the centre of the plant to continue growing
Planting: Spring through fall; ideal for cool-season growing
Great For
Vegetable Gardens • Raised Beds • Containers • Patio Gardens • Cool-Season Gardening • Fall Gardens • Fresh Salads • Smoothies • Soups & Stews • Sautéing
Grow your own fresh, nutritious greens with colourful and dependable kale varieties that are perfect for the home vegetable garden.
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Retail: No returns on plants, exchanges only.
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Frost Tolerant
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Deer Resistant
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Edible
Pet Friendly
Toxic
