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Vates Blue Curled Kale Seed

Slow to bolt.

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Crisp, Mild & Beautifully Textured: Finely crinkled, blue-green leaves with a tender bite and sweet, mellow flavor—nutritious, attractive, and ideal for fresh eating.
Fast & Flexible: Enjoy baby leaves in just 25–30 days; harvest full heads by 50–60. Grows in both spring and fall.
Reliable & Compact: Cold hardy, slow to bolt, and stays vibrant in heat or frost—perfect for small gardens or raised beds.

Vates Blue Curled Kale is a game-changer for salad lovers and home gardeners alike. Its finely crinkled, blue-green leaves deliver a crisp bite and mild, mellow flavor—without the toughness of old-fashioned kale. Unlike leaf lettuce, it holds up beautifully in salads without wilting, and it packs a far higher nutritional punch.

Much easier to grow—and far more productive—than spinach, this reliable variety quickly earns its place as a staple green in the garden. While you might still plant some lettuce for early harvests and added color, this is the green you'll reach for again and again.

Fast-growing and flexible, Vates produces baby leaves in just 25–30 days and full-size leaves in 50–60. It thrives in both spring and fall plantings. Compact, cold hardy, and slow to bolt, it stays vibrant through heat and frost—ideal for raised beds, containers, and gardens of any size.

Pkt of Approx. 100 Seeds for $3.99

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
12 - 14 inches.
Spacing
12 inches apart in rows 18-30 inches apart.
Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
12 - 14 inches.
Spacing
12 inches apart in rows 18-30 inches apart.
Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.

Botanical NameBrassica 'Vates Blue Curled'

FoliageFinely crinkled, blue-green leaves.

FormVegetable, greens, open pollinated

Height12 - 14 inches.

Seed CountApproximately 100 seeds per packet.

Size100 Seed Pkt

Spread12-14 inches.

Hardiness Zone3-9
Days To Maturity50 - 60 Days

Depth1/4 to 1/2 inch.

Germination4 - 7 Days

Growth RateModerate growth rate.

LightFull Sun

Spacing12 inches apart in rows 18-30 inches apart.
Vegetable Direct Sow

Vegetable Direct Sow: Planting Delayed

Vegetable Direct Sow: Planting

Vegetable Direct Sow: Harvesting

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

Shipping Schedule

Seeds

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 10B	1/1/25 - 12/31/25	12/31/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Estimated Ship Date:

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

Shipping Schedule

Seeds

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 10B	1/1/25 - 12/31/25	12/31/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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