Dwarf Blue Kale Seeds

Dwarf Blue Kale is the perfect kale for compact gardens and continuous harvest—its deeply curled, blue-green leaves are not only striking in the garden but become sweeter and more tender after the first frost, converting bitterness into natural sugars. A staple of cool-season Pacific Northwest kitchen gardens, this reliable heirloom produces abundantly from spring through hard freeze. Cut-and-come-again harvesting means one planting feeds you for months.

Growing Instructions: Start indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost, or direct sow in late summer for a fall and winter harvest. Kale tolerates hard frost and genuinely improves in flavor after cold exposure. Harvest outer leaves first, leaving the center crown to keep producing. A row cover extends the season well into winter.

• Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
• Plant Type: Annual/Biennial (cool season)
• Planting Time: Early spring (before last frost) or late summer for fall harvest
• Planting Depth: ¼–½ inch
• Spacing: 12–18 inches apart
• Days to Germination: 5–10 days
• Days to Harvest: 55–60 days
• Mature Height: 12–18 inches (dwarf type)
• Light Needs: Full sun to partial shade
• Water Needs: Moderate — 1 inch per week; consistent moisture
• Difficulty: Easy
• Seed Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
• Cold Hardiness: Excellent — flavor improves after frost