Description

Collard – Vates

• Extremely tender, medium green leaves are broad and slightly crumpled

  – The juicy leaves have a mild cabbage-like flavor and are delicious boiled, steamed, or as an addition to salads

  – Tolerant of heat and cold

  – Rich in vitamins and minerals

  – Plant grows to about 36″ tall

• Days to Maturity | 80 days

• Collards | Plant seeds 3 to 4 weeks before your first frost for Spring harvest. Sow seeds approximately 12″ from one another.

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Additional Details

Collard is widely considered to be a healthy food, collards are good sources of vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties, such as diindolylmethane and sulforaphane.[citation needed] Roughly a quarter pound (approx. 100 g) of cooked collards contains 46 calories.