Collard Greens

jwr6404 · January 6, 2008

with a smaller cabbage type head.
In a seed exchange I was given some seeds for this variety from a southern Lady who states," its been in her husbands Family over 100 years". Has anyone ever grow anything like this? I'm really interested in determining if it will grow here in the PNW.

Rena · January 6, 2008

Collards are very frost tolerant. I am guessing you are referring to a Spring planting? They should be fine. The thing about collards is they get better after some cold weather.

shelleybean · January 6, 2008

Sounds similar to "Morris Heading," a variety that grows into a loose sort of head and sometimes called cabbage collards for that reason. They are very good. I have some in the garden now, with Green Glaze, another variety of collards.

Rena · January 6, 2008

Green Glaze is a great collard. The bugs don't seem to bother them. They just take longer to cook.

velikipop · January 7, 2008

Collards like all cole crops love the cool damp conditions of the PNW. Just make sure that your soil has lots of lime to prevent club root. I would guess in your area you could plant them outside end of February early March.

Alex

oldgaredneck · January 7, 2008

a true Southern staple! I like the "Georgia" variety the best....

January 6, 2008	#1
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	Collard Greens with a smaller cabbage type head. In a seed exchange I was given some seeds for this variety from a southern Lady who states," its been in her husbands Family over 100 years". Has anyone ever grow anything like this? I'm really interested in determining if it will grow here in the PNW. __________________ Jim

January 6, 2008	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Sounds similar to "Morris Heading," a variety that grows into a loose sort of head and sometimes called cabbage collards for that reason. They are very good. I have some in the garden now, with Green Glaze, another variety of collards. __________________ Michele

January 7, 2008	#5
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Collards like all cole crops love the cool damp conditions of the PNW. Just make sure that your soil has lots of lime to prevent club root. I would guess in your area you could plant them outside end of February early March. Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

January 7, 2008	#6
oldgaredneck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crawford County Georgia Posts: 163	a true Southern staple! I like the "Georgia" variety the best.... __________________ "So many tomato varieties, so little time...."

January 6, 2008	#2
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Collards are very frost tolerant. I am guessing you are referring to a Spring planting? They should be fine. The thing about collards is they get better after some cold weather.