{"title":"Large Packets","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kale-sutherland","title":"Kale - Sutherland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWN IN SCOTLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seedsofscotland.com\/pages\/about\"\u003eSeeds of Scotland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrassica napus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eSutherland Kale or \"Càil Cataibh\" in Gaelic, is, as the name suggests, kale from Sutherland in the North of Scotland. This versatile and hardy plant produces plenty of tender flat leaves as well as delicious shoots during the \"hungry gap.\" It thrives in windy, wet, and cold winter weather. We are proud to offer this seed, grown close to its original home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eSutherland Kale is a particularly special variety, as it was gifted to\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" href=\"https:\/\/realseeds.co.uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Real Seeds\u003c\/a\u003e in Wales in 2003 after coming close to disappearing entirely. The seeds were shared with Real Seeds by Vicky Schilling of Ullapool, who had received them from a crofter, Elizabeth Woolcombe. Elizabeth had been growing this kale in the North of Scotland for many years. Originally, the seeds came from a researcher, Angus Simmonds of Edinburgh University, who studied kale varieties over 50 years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThanks to Angus, Elizabeth, Vicky, and the incredible team at Real Seeds, we are now able to include this unique variety in our catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sow in modules from March to July. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40-50cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aug-Mar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ensure to plant out before plants become pot-bound, around 3-4 weeks after sowing. Sutherland kale grows well overwinter without protection and survives best when sown in June or early July. Spring shoots can be used as a substitute for sprouting broccoli. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermination: 87% Jul 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seeds of Scotland","offers":[{"title":"150 seeds","offer_id":54179322003803,"sku":"N-KaSu\/150s","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"approx. 1000 seeds\/3g","offer_id":54179322036571,"sku":"N-KaSu\/3g","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/kale-sutherland-seeds-501.webp?v=1758100997"},{"product_id":"kale-polaris","title":"Kale - North Star Polaris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWN IN SCOTLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seedsofscotland.com\/pages\/about\"\u003eSeeds of Scotland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrassica napus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eA true dual-purpose kale producing deliciously sweet, jaggedy silver\/green leaves with white ribs and veins, particularly tasty in salad mixes when picked young. This variety has been selected for winter hardiness and should give lots of new growth in the spring if left to overwinter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eNorth Star Polaris was developed by the wonderful folks at \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptiveseeds.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdaptive Seeds\u003c\/a\u003e in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. An excerpt from the Adaptive Seeds website:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The first release from our breeding work coming out of the Gulag Stars population. In keeping with the stars theme, we give you North Star Polaris. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have Lane Selman and Chef Tim Wastell help with selections. After separating out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars, we discovered this selection and were quickly impressed. We kept coming back to this line with the thought, this kale is so perfect.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eLearn more about the\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" title=\"Culinary Breeding Network\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culinarybreedingnetwork.com\/\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Culinary Breeding Network\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culinarybreedingnetwork.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCulinary Breeding Network.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/Open_Source_Seed_Initiative_Logo_100x100.png?v=1793281877\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sow in module trays from March to July.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40-50cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aug-Mar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ensure to plant out before plants become pot-bound, around 3-4 weeks after sowing. Grows well overwinter without protection and survives best when sown in June or early July.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermination 86% Sep 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seeds of Scotland","offers":[{"title":"~100 seeds","offer_id":54179650634075,"sku":"N-KaNS\/100s","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds ~ approx. 4g","offer_id":54179650699611,"sku":"N-KaNS\/4g","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/kale-north-star-polaris-new-seeds-482.webp?v=1757942733"},{"product_id":"kale-pentland-brigg-new","title":"Kale - Pentland Brig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWN IN SCOTLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seedsofscotland.com\/pages\/about\"\u003eSeeds of Scotland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrassica oleracea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eBred in the 1960s at the Scottish Plant Breeding Station (now the James Hutton Institute) by Ian McNaughton, Pentland Brig is the result of a cross between Thousand-Head kale and Curly kale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eVery hardy and prolific, it produces abundant light green, curly leaves with a naturally sweet flavour. Plants grow to around 90 cm tall and develop tasty side shoots in spring, that can be enjoyed like sprouting broccoli.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sow in module trays from April to July.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40-50cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aug-Mar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ensure to plant out before plants become pot-bound, around 3-4 weeks after sowing. Pentland Brig kale grows very well overwinter without protection and survives best when sown in June or early July. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermination 96% Oct 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seeds of Scotland","offers":[{"title":"~100 seeds","offer_id":54179478831451,"sku":"N-KaPB\/100s","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds ~ approx. 5g","offer_id":54179478896987,"sku":"N-KaPB\/5g","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/kale-pentland-brigg-new-seeds-247.webp?v=1762440428"},{"product_id":"barley-bere","title":"Barley - Bere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003eGROWN IN SCOTLAND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e in Caithness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eConservation Variety:\u003c\/span\u003e Hordeum vulgare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBere is the name for the traditional Scottish barley. It is the oldest of the local cereal varieties. Many archaeological sites from the Early Iron Age had this barley. Bere, \u003cem\u003eHordeum vulgare, i\u003c\/em\u003es a six-row barley – in contrast to the more common two-row barley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eIt was once the main staple in the form of the traditional barley flatbread, used for beverages such as beer and whisky, and for animal feed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThis rich history is testified in Gaelic songs such as \u003cem\u003eTir a'mhurain,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003etir an èorna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etir 's am pailt\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ea h'uile a suirce sèorsa \u003c\/em\u003e(Land of bent grass, land of barley, land of plenty).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eAll of its uses have survived or are being re-introduced on the Outer Hebrides and Orkney. Several whiskies using bere are at present on the market or in development. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eBere is a short-season 'ninety-day' crop of low-input agriculture. It can yield under challenging conditions such as manganese-deficient soils but will lodge with high nitrogen. By growing Bere you are contributing to the maintenance of this conservation variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eDescription written by Maria Scholten, Landrace Cereal Researcher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eFurther reading:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eDan Saladino's 2021 book \u003cem\u003eEating to Extinction. 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