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Vates Collards (75 days)

Vates Collards (75 days)

Original price was: $5.60.Current price is: $2.88.

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Description

The Vates Collards area large plant in the brassica family, popular in the South although easily grown anywhere. Generally they are used cooked and flavor seems to improve after a frost. Vitamin content is excellent. Leaves are an attractive blue-green. Requires several square feet of space when fully mature.

100 seeds

PLANTING

Brassica oleracea

Germination:7-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 65-85F.

Seed Sowing Depth:1/2” deep

Starting Indoors:4-6 weeks beforetransplanting. passes. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Thin to the strongest seedling. Fertilize the seedlings every 7-10 days with a liquid or water soluble fertilizer, diluted toof suggested measurement. Transplantafter danger of hard frost passes,18-24” apart.

Sowing Outdoors:Startingin spring when soil temperature reaches 60 F. Sow a few seeds every 18-24”,thin to the strongest seedling.Sow in early to mid summer for fall crops.

How much does a packet plant:20-25foot single row

Harvest: When leaves reach 6-12”,clip leaves when needed, summer through fall

Tips:The Vates Collards should be planted in fertile soil, and amended with compost before planting if needed. Adequate moisture is needed for optimum growth. Collards can handle a littlecoldwith the flavor improvingafter frost.

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