{"product_id":"kale-dazzling-blue-organic-seeds","title":"Kale Seeds — Dazzling Blue (Organic Lacinato)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLacinato kale with purple bones. \u003cem\u003eBrassica oleracea\u003c\/em\u003e of the dinosaur-kale type — long, narrow, heavily puckered blue-green strap leaves — but with bold purple midribs running through them, which ordinary lacinato does not have. Plants exceed 60 cm. Baby leaf at 30 days, full size at 60–65.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; margin: 4px 0 8px;\"\u003eGrowing guide \u0026amp; FAQs\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Guide for Pakistan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSowing time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punjab plains (Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan) late September to early November; Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar September to October; Karachi and coastal Sindh October to November; Murree, Swat and Quetta February to March.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMethod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sow 13 mm deep direct, three or four seeds every 30–45 cm and thin to the strongest; or 6 mm deep in trays and transplant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five to ten days at 18–29°C. It grows best at 16–21°C once up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plants 30–45 cm apart, rows 45–90 cm apart. These get big.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baby leaf from 30 days; full leaves from 60 days, picking bottom leaves and letting the plant climb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun and water:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun. Deep, less frequent watering suits it better than daily sprinkling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe most vigorous lacinato tested\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was bred in Oregon by Hank Keogh and trialled as faster-growing and more winter-hardy than any other lacinato strain. The purple deepens as nights get colder, so a January plant looks quite different from an October one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePick from the bottom, keep it standing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKale is a cut-and-come-again plant on a stem. Take the lowest leaves and leave the growing tip and you will harvest from the same plant for four or five months. Frost makes it sweeter, not worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOpen-pollinated, with honest variation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing open-pollinated rather than a hybrid, individual plants vary a little in how deep the purple runs and in leaf shape. That is the trade for being able to save your own seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the packet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 seeds, packed for The Garden by Chanan Din. Bred by \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny's Selected Seeds, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e and imported for the Pakistani season. Non-GMO. Every lot is germination-tested in Lahore before it goes on sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to seed starting? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-to-sow-september-pakistan\"\u003ewhat to sow in September in Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/why-seeds-not-germinating-pakistan\"\u003ewhy your seeds are not germinating\u003c\/a\u003e first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermination-tested in Lahore before it reaches you, from a seed house trading since 1932. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"The Garden by Channan Din","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54441325101420,"sku":"THG-IMP-KDAZ","price":599.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9053\/5020\/files\/ChatGPT_Image_Sep_18_2026_03_58_04_PM_2.png?v=1789734486","url":"https:\/\/thegardenpk.com\/products\/kale-dazzling-blue-organic-seeds","provider":"The Garden by Chanan Din","version":"1.0","type":"link"}