COLLARDS 

Collards
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Georgia Green COLLARDS 2g seed	Georgia Green COLLARDS 2g seed Check Latest Price (Georgia Southern, Creole) [An old favorite introduced before 1880.] 'Georgia Green' is especially valuable for the sandy soil of the Atlantic coast and in places where it is difficult to grow cabbage successfully. It is resistant to heat and frost, and grows well on poor soil. The open, loose he ...
	Morris Heading COLLARDS 2g seed Check Latest Price 70 days. Produces loose heavy heads with dark green, slightly savoyed leaves. Slow-bolting plants range from 18 to 24 in.. An old favorite with excellent flavor. Pkt. ...
	Vates COLLARDS 2g seed Check Latest Price 68 days. [Developed by the VA/AES.] 'Vates' is a popular non-heading, slow-bolting collard with large blue-green leaves on 32 in. tall plants. Produces high quality frost-resistant greens especially suited to the Mid-Atlantic region and southern areas. Pkt ...
Champion COLLARDS 1g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Champion COLLARDS 1g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 75 days. [Developed by the VA/AES.] A 'Vates' type collard with increased bolt resistance, darker blue-green foliage, and enhanced winter hardiness. Non-heading and productive. Pkt ...
	Champion COLLARDS 7g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 75 days. [Developed by the VA/AES.] A 'Vates' type collard with increased bolt resistance, darker blue-green foliage, and enhanced winter hardiness. Non-heading and productive. Pkt ...
	Variegated COLLARDS 1g seed Check Latest Price 80 days. [Florida family heirloom since about 1910. Seed originally from a family friend of SESE grower Walt Childs. Introduced in 1999 by SESE.] More tender than 'Green Glaze', this is an excellent collard. An unusual feature of this variety is that in about half the plants, the green leaves b ...
CULTURE: Kale and collards are members of the cabbage family, and have similar cultural requirements (See Cabbage section). They are both forms of non- heading cabbage and are among the earliest forms of cultivated cabbage. Both are exceptionally high in iron and in vitamins A and C. Collards are more heat-tolerant than cabbage and are winter-hardy from Virginia southward. Kale is best grown as a spring, fall, or winter vegetable. The taste of both kale and collards is enhanced by frosts and cool temperatures. Kale is best when cooked. Collards can be either eaten in salads or cooked. SOLAR GREENHOUSE NOTES: Collards are well suited for year-round production, but kale is best grown outside of the greenhouse because it requires cool temperatures and frost to bring out its fine flavor. HARVEST: Clip individual leaves before they are 12” long. Old leaves become tough and stringy. DISEASES AND PESTS: Cabbage worms can be controlled with Dipel. SEED SAVERS: See Broccoli section. PACKET: 2 g (about 625 seeds) sows 55’ direct seeded or 230’ as transplants.