Vigorous uniform plants are slow to bolt and regrow quickly after harvesting. Popular in southern cooking, collards are packed full of nutrition and a healthy addition to your diet, Leaves grow 16-23and are tolerant to cold and heat.

100 seeds

PLANTING

Brassica oleracea

Germination:7-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 65-85F.

Seed Sowing Depth:1/2″ deep

Starting Indoors:4-6 weeks before transplanting. passes. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Thin to the strongest seedling. Fertilize the seedlings every 7-10 days with a liquid or water soluble fertilizer, diluted to of suggested measurement. Transplant after danger of hard frost passes,18-24″ apart.

Sowing Outdoors:Startingin spring when soil temperature reaches 60 F. Sow a few seeds every 18-24″,thin to the strongest seedling. Sow in early to mid summer for fall crops.

How much does a packet plant:20-25foot single row

Harvest:When leaves reach 6-12″,clip leaves when needed, summer through fall

Tips:Plant in fertile soil, amend with compost before planting if needed. Adequate moisture is needed for optimum growth. Collards can handle a littlecoldwith the flavor improvingafter frost.