Collards 'Vates'
Collards 'Vates' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Vates' has smooth, slightly crumpled leaves on vigorous spreading plants. The dark green leaves with pale green veins are crisp and delicious. It is a multi-purpose green eaten both raw and cooked. Collards are both heat and cold tolerant, frost resistant and slow to bolt. Collards are easier to grow in warmer areas than cabbages. Days to harvest: 75, harvest by pulling leaves from the bottom of the plant.
Product: Collards 'Vates'
Product type: SEED (100)
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
Syn.: Syn. Blue Stem, Vates Non-Heading
Syn. Blue Stem, Vates Non-Heading 'Vates' has smooth, slightly crumpled leaves on vigorous spreading plants. The dark green leaves with pale green veins are crisp and delicious. It is a multi-purpose green eaten both raw and cooked. Collards are both heat and cold tolerant, frost resistant and slow to bolt. Collards are easier to grow in warmer areas than cabbages.
Plant type: Cool season annual, frost hardy
Plant height: 70 - 100 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 23°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring and early autumn
Subtropical: March - July
Tropical: March - July
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed or seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 6.5
Rows: 60 - 90 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist; heavy feeder, add organic fertiliser monthly
Harvest: 75 days; pull leaves from the bottom of the plant
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
100 seeds per packet
Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
Syn. Blue Stem, Vates Non-Heading
Cool season annual, frost hardy
Collards 'Vates'
Vates' has smooth, slightly crumpled leaves on vigorous spreading plants. The dark green leaves with pale green veins are crisp and delicious. It is a multi-purpose green eaten both raw and cooked. Collards are both heat and cold tolerant, frost resistant and slow to bolt. Collards are easier to grow in warmer areas than cabbages. Days to harvest: 75, harvest by pulling leaves from the bottom of the plant.