{"product_id":"organic-heirloom-dwarf-essex-rape-kale-seeds","title":"Organic Heirloom Dwarf Essex Rape Kale Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeirloom Organic Dwarf Essex Rape Kale Seeds (25)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDWARF ESSEX RAPE KALE Brassica Napus Vegetable Seeds.\u003cbr\u003e\n45 days. Brassica napus. The leaves of this kale are sweet tender and crunchy. Excellent when boiled steamed, used in stir fry, or as a fresh addition to salads and sandwiches.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis sweet, smooth-leaved cabbage relative is often mixed with sharper tasting greens such as mustard and turnip greens.These tasty greens are high in vitamins \u0026amp; minerals. The greens can be eaten fresh in salads, boiled, steamed, or stir fried. The sweet tender crunchy 4-12” leaves also make a great food plot for deer.\u003cbr\u003e\nDwarf Essex Rape is an extremely palatable, high energy, and high protein for Deer. Stays green well into the winter months and even under several inches of snow for winter feeding. Again this is an excellent forage for late summer and fall crop for deer. Game birds also prefer green leaves of the rape witch can be used in food plots or in game bird pens. High in protein 25%-35%\u003cbr\u003e\nBrassicas forages are high quality, high yielding, and fast growing crops that are high in protein. Members of the Brassica family include kale, rape, turnips. Brassicas have been use by farmers for years now an within the past few years have been found to be very beneficial for Whitetail deer.\u003cbr\u003e\nGenerally they produce high quality forage for deer in late summer, fall, and in the winter months. Brassicas are annual crops which are highly palatable and easily digestible for whitetail deer. Both the tops (stems and leaves) and roots (bulbs) deer will eat and are very nutritious.\u003cbr\u003e\nBrassicas require good soil drainage and a soil pH between 5.3 and 6.8. Seeds should be planted in a firm, moist, seedbed with 6-8 inch rows.\u003cbr\u003e\nRape seed may be sown from early spring to late summer, and used 12-16 weeks later (depending upon cultivar and environment). Sowing with the herb Plantain will increase the regrowth potential of the crop and provide a more balanced diet.\u003cbr\u003e\nRape can be grown at lower soil fertility than most other brassicas, and responds well to irrigation. It is not often grown in clubroot infected areas, but resistant cultivars are available.\u003cbr\u003e\nBreak feeding is recommended to control diet and minimize wastage. Careful stock management will prevent rape scald, scours, and nitrate poisoning by gradual introduction and grazing when crop has matured (often indicated by a purplish coloration of the leaf margins).\u003cbr\u003e\nRape:\u003cbr\u003e\nEarly maturing, 10-12 weeks\u003cbr\u003e\nHigh leaf:stem ratio for excellent utilisation rates\u003cbr\u003e\nRegrowth potential for 3-4 grazings\u003cbr\u003e\nRetains leaf and stem quality in frost and cold conditions\u003cbr\u003e\nTolerant of dry conditions\u003cbr\u003e\nIdeal for summer, autumn and winter feed\u003cbr\u003e\nSeeding Rate\u003cbr\u003e\n5 lbs per acre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shortcake Farms \"The Seed Vault\"","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47944416395364,"sku":"412506573702_4198","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/6933\/9236\/files\/il_fullxfull.2390658929_5kc3.jpg?v=1771797799","url":"https:\/\/theplantseed.com\/products\/organic-heirloom-dwarf-essex-rape-kale-seeds","provider":"The Plant Seed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}