Collard Seeds

Useful gardening information

Grow collards for their high nutritional content, offering a rich source of vitamins A, C, and K, fiber, and antioxidants that support a healthy diet. They are also culturally significant, especially in Southern cuisine, and are versatile enough to be eaten raw, steamed, or braised. Additionally, collard greens are a hardy, cool-season crop that is easy to grow, especially in raised beds, and can tolerate frost, making them an excellent choice for extending the harvest into cooler months.

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.

TWT320 Champion

Champion collards are a very popular heirloom variety known for their high yields, compact growth, and exceptional cold hardiness. Developed in 1979 by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, this variety is an improved selection of the classic "Vates" collard, bred specifically to resist bolting (flowering prematurely) in the heat and to stay fresh in the garden longer.
Champion produces large, dark blue-green leaves with a slightly crumpled (savoyed) texture and a thick, waxy coating that provides natural protection against cabbage worms. The plants typically grow between 24 and 36 inches tall and form upright rosettes, making them suitable for smaller garden spaces or large containers.
They have a mild, traditional cabbage-like flavor that is widely considered to become sweeter after a light frost. One of its standout features is that harvested leaves retain their eating quality for up to two weeks longer than other varieties. 60-75 days.

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.

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