Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Collard greens
Flowering kale is an ornamental variety of kale, but grown in the same way as kale grown as a vegetable. It has pink or red marbled foliage. It is sometimes sown in Autumn or early Winter to give colour in Spring. 'Collard Greens' are loose-leaf brassicas like kale and spring greens
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Collard greens
Latin name
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
type
Annual
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.40 M
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Flowering kale is an ornamental variety of kale, but grown in the same way as kale grown as a vegetable. It has pink or red marbled foliage. It is sometimes sown in Autumn or early Winter to give colour in Spring. 'Collard Greens' are loose-leaf brassicas like kale and spring greens
Propagating by seed
From Late Winter TO Late Spring
Sow seeds in trays in the greenhouse in late Winter. Sow the seeds about 1" apart, and thin out the weaker plants as they grow. Or, for a later crop, sow direct in the soil in mid Spring.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Seedlings started off in the greenhouse should be hardened off gradually before being planted outside. Plant 12" - 18" apart (depending on the size of the variety being grown) and allow at least 2' between rows. Firm the plants in well, and give them a really good puddle of water. Seedlings that were sown direct in the soil should be thinned out to 12" apart (or replanted)
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