Kale · Brassica napus subsp. napus
Red Russian
Tender oak-leaf kale. Flea beetle pressure in spring — 0.47 oz insect net from day 0. Sweetens after frost. Strip lower leaves, leave apical meristem.
Zone
Zone 1 · cold wet
Hold
32°F · 95% RH
Min safe
32°F
Shelf
14 d
Cooling
Hydrocooling
Respiration
High
cp
0.9 BTU/lb·°F
Totes / 100 lb
3.5
Zone 1 crop. Hydro or ice, then 32°F at 95% RH.
CHANNEL
- Week
- 12 Oct–18 Oct
- Cuts
- 1 lines
- Mass
- 24.5 lb
- Totes
- 1
Net $253.75 · $5.08 / bed-foot after harvest+pack labor and seed.
| DATE | BLOCK | BED | CULTIVAR | UNITS | LB | TOTES | ZONE | BOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-05 | C BRASSICA | 1 | Red Russian | 15.3 bunches | 24.5 lb | 1 | Z1 | 34°F |
| CULTIVAR | FEET | UNITS | GROSS | LABOR | SEED | MARGIN | $/FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Russian | 50 ft | 92 bunches | $287.50 | $15.75 | $18.00 | $253.75 | $5.08 |
| TOTAL | 50 ft | $287.50 | $15.75 | $18.00 | $253.75 | $5.08 |
Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.