Deliciously tender, blue-tinged mustard with a flavor similar to Lacinato Kale. Harvest the young main shoot with 8-10 leaves, which will inspire the lower shoots to grow out for several more harvests. This is a cold-hardy variety surviving temperatures into the 20s.
Menkir Tamrat is an Ethiopian tech-worker turned farmer who introduced these seeds and other Ethiopian varieties to Fred Hempel, who shared this variety with us, and who runs Artisan Seeds in Sunol, CA.
Also known as Gomenzer, Hamli Adri, Highland Kale and Texsel Greens.
Days to maturity: 60-90
Seeds per pack: 325
Germination rate: 64% on 10/10/2023
Menkir Tamrat is an Ethiopian tech-worker turned farmer who introduced these seeds and other Ethiopian varieties to Fred Hempel, who shared this variety with us, and who runs Artisan Seeds in Sunol, CA.
Also known as Gomenzer, Hamli Adri, Highland Kale and Texsel Greens.
Days to maturity: 60-90
Seeds per pack: 325
Germination rate: 64% on 10/10/2023
