Collard greens grow and care – leaf vegetable plant of the species Brassica oleracea also known as Collard. Collard greens annual to perennial plant and also used as ornamental plant, grow in temperate, mediterranean or subtropics climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10a spring planting 10a-11 in autumn planting.
Collard greens leaves
Leaves are wavy oval the color can be: green, green blue or purple. It’s possible to eat in the summer but sometimes in summer the leaves become little bit bitter.
Flower color yellow, small flowers grow on inflorescence.
Collard greens for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Collard greens growing and care:
Clean Larvae from the leaves, sometime the plant need physically support
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
Vegetative recommend to Collard tree
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sensitive to hot temperature, Pieris (butterfly) consume big amount of leaves
Planting season:
Spring / Autumn / Winter
Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), prodenia (Spodoptera)
Pruning season:
When it’s start to bloom unless you want the seeds
How to prune:
Prune the beginning of the inflorescence
Size of the plant?
0.3-2m, 12-80 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower:
Small yellow flowers grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to trim unless you want to save the seeds
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Not recommend sowing the collard tree because you never know what will be,
Small black seeds
Saving seeds until sowing:
Dry, Cold temperature
Sowing season:
Spring / Autumn
Planting spacing:
20-30 cm
Depth of Sowing:
1-2 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist, drained soil, not too much warm temperature
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water
Germination time:
3-20 days
Condition of seedling:
Fertilized ground, light shade, regular watering, and cold temperature
Do the seeds require burying?
No
Subspecies
Collard tree – big collard, size can be 2 m’, big leaves green or purple, grow only from cutting
Collard Vates – light green and tender leaves
Georgia Collard – green – blue leaves, soft
Champion Collards – white stems, dark green leaves
Vegetative Reproduction
How to make Vegetative Reproduction in Collard greens?
Cutting – for the collard tree
The best time for vegetative reproduction in Collard greens:
Spring / Winter
How much time does it take to grow roots in vegetative reproduction?
2-5 weeks
What is the treatment for vegetative reproduction in Collard greens?
Put the cutting in water and change the water frequently or moist soil shade and vegetative hormones
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year, less in the summer
How to harvest the leaves?
Trim in the base of the leaf next to the stem
Information about leaves:
Leaves color: green, green blue or purple, the shape are oval and the leave can be in the size the leaves become little bitter in the summer
Uses of Collard greens leaves:
Salad, cooked stir fry
Scientific name: Brassica oleracea convar. acephala
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