Ethiopian Kale Seeds – Amara Mustard Greens

Bring tender, flavorful greens to your kitchen with Ethiopian kale, also sold as Amara mustard. Harvest young leaves for salads or let them develop for sautéing, stir-fries, soups, and braised greens. A small garden planting can provide several pickings when you leave enough foliage for plants to regrow.

Variety Highlights

• Names: Ethiopian kale and Amara mustard.
• Crop: Leafy greens used much like kale or mustard greens.
• Flavor: Described in the supplied variety information as relatively mild; flavor varies with growing conditions and leaf age.
• Baby leaves: Approximately 25–30 days under suitable conditions.
• Larger leaves: Approximately 50–60 days; these are estimates, not guaranteed harvest dates.

Available Seed Sizes

• Packet of 200 seeds
• 500 seeds
• 1/4 oz
• 1 oz
• 1/4 lb
• 1 lb

Select your preferred quantity before adding to cart. Weight-based packs are sold by weight; no exact seed count is promised for those sizes. This listing is for seeds, not live plants or harvested greens.

Planting

Choose a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil. Spring and fall are useful planting windows in many climates; adjust timing to your local weather. Keep the seedbed evenly moist without waterlogging it.

Direct sow for baby-leaf production, or start seedlings indoors and transplant once they have developed at least two sets of true leaves. Harden transplants off gradually before planting outside. Thin crowded seedlings and allow more space when growing full-sized plants.

Care and Successive Harvests

Water consistently and feed according to soil needs and fertilizer directions. Small sowings approximately every two weeks can help stagger harvests when conditions remain suitable. Temperature changes and plant maturity can encourage bolting; harvest leaves while their texture and flavor suit your cooking.

Harvesting and Kitchen Use

Pick tender leaves at your preferred size. For repeat harvests, take no more than approximately one-third of the foliage at a time and leave the growing center intact. Wash leaves before preparing them. Use young greens in salads or cook larger leaves in soups, stir-fries, or braised dishes.

Microgreen Use

Microgreen harvest timing differs from baby-leaf and mature-leaf production. A six-day harvest is not guaranteed. Before growing for raw microgreen consumption, confirm that the seed lot is untreated and suitable for that use. Use clean equipment and safe handling practices; washing does not eliminate every food-safety risk.