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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Plant details

Scientific Name

Brassica oleracea var. acephala

Light

Full Sun

Water

Kale grows best in consistently moist, well-drained soil. Water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist, especially during dry periods, to encourage tender, healthy leaves and continuous harvests.

Care Level

Kale is easy to grow and requires minimal care. Keep the soil consistently moist, harvest outer leaves regularly to encourage new growth, and fertilize occasionally for continuous, healthy production.

Optimal Temperature

10–21°C (50–70°F)

Frost Tolerant

Yes

Mature Height

12–24 in (30–60 cm)

Mature Spread

12–18 in (30–45 cm)

Deer Resistant

No

Edible

Yes

Pet Friendly

Yes

Toxic

No