Yellow Cabbage
Brassica oleracea viridis
HOW TO GROW COLLARDS
Start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost, plant out 3 weeks before frost. For fall harvest, transplant 13 weeks before first frost, without additional protection. In a hoophouse, you can plant 2-3 weeks later. Harvest from the bottom of the stem up. Will over winter in most areas. Collards are most tender and delicious after frost. Waxy leaf surface reduces cabbage worms, row cover at transplant if needed. Harvest leaves from the bottom up, cool quickly, dunk in cold water to wash, store at 32˚F. Soil pH 5.0-8.5. Hardiness zones 7. Biennial.
Days from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 7,000 seeds per ounce. Average 112M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 80%. Usual seed life: 5 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1 mile.
Planting Depth 1/4-1/2”
Soil Temp. Germ. 50-75˚F
Days to Germ. 3-10
Plant Spacing 18-24”
Row Spacing 24-36”
Days To Maturity 75
Full Sun, Moist Well Drained
Days from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 7,000 seeds per ounce. Average 112M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 80%. Usual seed life: 5 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1 mile.
Planting Depth 1/4-1/2”
Soil Temp. Germ. 50-75˚F
Days to Germ. 3-10
Plant Spacing 18-24”
Row Spacing 24-36”
Days To Maturity 75
Full Sun, Moist Well Drained
- 100 Seeds$3.65
- 1000 Seeds$21.90
Milder and more tender than most collards, the yellow-tinted leaves form a loose head. North Carolina heirloom, seed stock from Benny and Vickie Cox, owners of the Collard Shack in Ayden, NC. The Yellow Cabbage collard, and the green version, usually just referred to as Cabbage Collard. These are fairly unknown outs...
Milder and more tender than most collards, the yellow-tinted leaves form a loose head. North Carolina heirloom, seed stock from Benny and Vickie Cox, owners of the Collard Shack in Ayden, NC. The Yellow Cabbage collard, and the green version, usually just referred to as Cabbage Collard. These are fairly unknown outside the Carolina's. Usually they are heavily guarded family heirlooms, having been passed down for more than 100 years in the same family. Also known as Carolina Cabbage collards. Tags: Color: Green, Heritage: Heirloom, Season: Summer.
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The Collard Shack
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Seed grower since 1928
Our Father In-law started The Collard Shack in 1928. Before that, his mother always had a collard patch and would sell you a bunch of Yellow Cabbage collards for 25 cents.
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