Collard Seeds - Morris Heading

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 Morris Heading Collard Seeds

"Morris Heading" is an heirloom variety that has been used in southern cuisine for decades. Slow to bolt, tolerant to heat and cold, "Morris Heading" Collards produce heavy heads on short stems. Its taste is similar to that of cabbage and contains numerous important nutrients. 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, extra tender
• • Packed with vitamins and minerals, mild tasting, around since 1919
• • 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