Collards – Vates

Description

75 Days | Large dark green leaves with mild cabbage-like flavor, used for boiling greens. Plants grow 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and will stand light freezing. This fine type developed by the Virginia Truck Experiment Station is more uniform and compact than older collards.

Heirloom Collard Greens

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.