ChampionChampion Collard is an open-pollinated variety that grows uniform large, slightly crumpled, juicy leaves. The collard leaves are cabbage-like, with a dark blue-green color. Champion collard has a mild cabbage-like flavor that improves with light frost. These leaves keep their eating quality 2 weeks longer than the Vates collard variety, making them excellent for home gardens and home consumption. They are slow to bolt non-heading type. Plants grow around 36" tall. Collards are best cooked, but young greens grown in cool weather are an excellent salad addition.
Culture: Sow seeds in May. Tolerates poor soils. Plants are easy to grow, tolerate heat and cold. Harvest: 60-75 days. Seed Saving: Allow the plant to flower and go to seed. The pods will look somewhat like small green beans. After the pods dry and the seeds inside are a dark brown, remove them from the plant and dry them completely indoors. Clean off as much chaff as possible, then store seeds in a cool, dry place. Notes:
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The FDL Seed Library is a collection of open-pollinated and heirloom seeds that you can borrow to plant and grow at home. By saving seeds as a community we help create local seed stocks that are better acclimated to our climate and which support an abundant and genetically diverse landscape.
We ask that seeds are “returned” by harvesting seeds from a plant or two that you grow. Donated seeds will help to add diversity to our collection. Archives
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