Kale, Sutherland

B. oleracea. Unique flat-leaved green kale from Sutherland, in northern Scotland. A true heirloom Scotch kale that is nearly extinct. Many growth tips with medium-sized tender, sweet leaves on 3' tall plants. Very hardy and resists the worst maritime winter weather, from freezing sleet and cold, to 70 mph winds. Makes the sweetest kale raab in the spring through the hunger gap, even sweeter than collard raab, many growth tips means lots of raab. Sourced from Real Seeds in Wales, who got it from Elizabeth Woolcombe, who was 93 in 2007. She got it from Angus Simmonds, who researched kales in the 1950s for Edinburgh University.
 
 1 g packet ≈ 250 seeds. $3.00