'Wild Dreams' Kale

Brassica olerecea Origin: Vashon Island, Washington Improvement status: Cultivar Seeds per packet: ~100 Germination tested 10/2024: 95% Life cycle: Biennial We're excited to be bringing this new broad-leafed winter kale to a wider audience. Bred by Jennifer Williams of Wild Dreams Farm on Vashon Island, Washington, working alongside Ryan Wheeler, a member of the Vashon Seed Growers Network, 'Wild Dreams' kale is a relatively stable new variety that began with a diverse mix of kale from our friends at Wild Garden Seeds in Oregon.Here's how Jen describes it: "This kale what started off my seed love and plant breeding experiments! From a wonderfully fun kale breeding project about six years ago with Ryan Wheeler this variety emerged from many different winter kales that cross pollinated for three seasons in a row until the genetics mostly settled on this leaf shape and color. This kale grows best as a winter kale as it gets sweet and bounces back after a frost, holds well through the sog