Collards – Georgia Southern

Description

Classic southern collards greens with blue-green open heads spreading 36″. Tolerant to heat and humidity, full of vitamins and freezes well. Heirloom collard greens which grow well even in Northern states. Only improves in flavor with the early frost.

The collard is a cool-season crop that should be grown during early spring or fall. Direct seed midsummer or early spring. Set transplants out in early spring or late summer. The mature plant will withstand frosts and light to medium freezes.

55-65 Days to maturity

4-7 Days to sprout

Collard Greens seeds per Oz: About 9,000

Collard Greens seeds per Lb: About 145,000

Plant 1/2″-3/4″ deep, in rows 24″-36″ apart, thinning to 3″-6″ apart once the plants emerge for greens, 6″-10″ for full maturity.