Jim's Favorite Garden Vegetable Collards Seeds

Collard Seeds

Useful gardening information

Sowing Instructions

Plant collard seed outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked. Plant seed in rows 3 feet apart and space seed 1 Inch apart in the row. Cover seed with 1/2 inch of soil, well pressed down. Keep soil moist until plants start to grow. Collards may be planted in mid summer for a late fall crop.
Thinning
When collard plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin or transplant 2 feet apart in the row.

Informative articles found on the web:

How to grow Collard
Health Benefits of Collard
Collard Recipes

Seeds

JM214 Vates

This variety is fast growing and very hardy in hot as well as cold weather. This bolt resistant plant grows about 20 inches tall and is not susceptible to wind damage. Vates produces well over a long period of time. Greens have mild cabbage-like flavor; ideal boiled. 80 days.

1A027 Georgia Southern Collards

80 days. 3’ tall plants have loose clusters of blue-green, slightly crumpled, juicy leaves. This non-heading plant has a mild cabbage-like flavor that is improved by a slight freeze. Resistant to bolting and tolerant of heat and poor soil.

JB133 Morris Heading

Also known cabbage collards in the south as it makes loose heads that are dark green and slow to bolt. This open-pollinated variety produces broad, waxy leaves that vary from green to blue-green. Many plants will form loose, leafy heads late in the growing season. An old Southern favorite with great flavor and nutrition. Grows best in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade and even appreciates it in spring in hot climates. Leaves are made sweeter by frost. Harvest young, tender leaves for best flavor. Great for fall. 45 days.