Harvest the outer leaves to avoid damaging the growing tip of the plant.
Apply an appropriate complete fertilizer when thinning seedlings.Ĭollard greens can be harvested about 2 months after planting. Collards are heavy feeders, requiring plentiful nitrogen to meet their growth requirements and develop optimally. The plants have shallow roots and in order to avoid damaging them, it is preferable to hand pull any weeds growing around the plants. The plantings can be staggered in 2 week intervals to prolong the harvest.Ĭollards should be kept evenly watered, application of mulch around plants helps to conserve soil moisture. The Perennial Purple Tree Collard is the mascot of Urban Tilth, a non-profit organization, in West Contra Costa County, that promotes urban agriculture in our. Plant each seedling slightly deeper than it was previously. Seedlings should be planted at the final spacing for seeds (30–60 cm/12–24 in between plants and 0.6 to 1.2 m/2–4 ft between rows). Seedlings started indoors or in a cold frame are ready to be transplanted when they have 5–6 true leaves. Keep soil moist during germination to prevent a crust from forming on the soil surface as this will cause uneven germination. Grows from 6-10’ tall and around 3’ wide. To grow, situate the plant in a sunny site (preferably in rich soil, but this is not required). This purple form is a local cultivar chosen for its sweet, tender leaves and pretty color. Thin seedlings to a final within row spacing of 30–60 cm (12–24 in). The Purple Tree Collard is a resilient, nutritious and delicious perennial veggie. Plant seeds 6 mm (0.25 in) deep allowing 3.5 cm (1 in) between plants in the row, allowing 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 ft) between rows.
Prepare the soil for planting through the addition of nitrogen in the form of bone meal or composted manure. For Fall harvest, plant collard seeds in July so that the plants develop in cooler weather. Collard seeds should be planted after any danger of hard frost or in a cold frame for transplanting to their final location. The optimum soil temperature for germination is between 12 and 24☌ (55–75☏). Collard greens requires at least six hours of direct sunlight every day.Ĭollard greens can be direct seeded or started indoors for transplants. The plants will grow optimally in a rich, moist, well draining soil with a pH of 6.5. Collards are very hardy and will tolerate frost. The plant will grow best at temperatures between 4 and 21☌ (40–50☏) allowing it to be grown in both Spring and Fall. This item can be sent to United States, but the seller has not specified postage options. Like their collard cousins, tree collards tolerate heat better than most brassicas and they can be harvested in any month of the year.Collard greens are a cool season crop that grow best in cool, moist conditions. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. They may also be grown as an annual and perpetuated through cuttings taken each fall, rooted indoors and set out again in spring. The Richmonds Purple Tree Collard was selected for. Tree collards are hardy to around 20˚F they also grow easily as a container plant that can be brought indoors for winter in colder regions. Enjoy delicious and colorful greens all year with this amazing perennial kale that can live up to 20 years.
PURPLE TREE COLLARD PATCH
For a lower maintenance patch of tree collards, plant rooted cuttings 18 inches apart and cut them back to a height of 12 inches twice a year-this creates a short, stout trunk capable of supporting the weight of the leaves. You can choose the height you want and keep cutting them back to that point every year, a technique that makes this otherwise gangly plant worthy of a front-and-center position in the landscape. Thus, most gardeners choose to train them up a stake, which encourages a neat crown of foliage at the top, like that of a rose standard. Left to their own devices, tree collards don’t remain vertical they fall over and become a tangle of arching stems.
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