Borecole - Red Russian
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Description
Blue-green colour to leaves with purple accents to the veins. Leaves are flat with frilly edges. Often used for baby leaf. Can be steamed, and used for stir-fry and salads. Colour intensifies with colder temperatures. Sweet flavour.
Sowing Time: Sow seeds between mid May and July.
Germination: Germinates at 10 - 25°C.
Sowing Instructions: Sow seeds thinly in a well prepared seed bed 1.5cm deep in rows 15cm apart.
Growing Instructions: As the seedlings appear, thin to 7cm apart.
After Care: Transplant to final site in July planting 45cm apart. Water regularly after planting until established.
Information provided for guidance only, as cultural practices and climatic circumstances vary.
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