Collard Seeds - Georgia Southern

BOTANICAL NAME

Brassica oleracea

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 75 days

PLANT HEIGHT

• 24 to 36 inches

COLOR

• Green

Grow Heirloom Collards - Plant Georgia Southern Collard Seeds

A very traditional green grown in the South, "Georgia Southern" Collards produce a very high yield of dark blue-green cabbage-like delicious leaves. Slow-bolting and non-heading, this variety tolerates heat, humidity and poor soil conditions. Collards are a member of the brassica/cabbage family, and its cultivation is similar. Best grown as a fall crop, time your collards to harvest around the first frost.

• • Heirloom, popular in the South, versatile collard green
• • Become sweeter with fall frosts, grows in hot or cold areas, cabbage like taste
• • Will tolerate some shade, but prefers full sun exposure

PLANTING SEASON

• Cool Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 8 to 15 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual