A relative of cabbage, greens, prosper in cooler climate. In moderate climates, including U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9 and 10, drop offers the ideal time for planting. The collards offer a harvest well and increase in the cool fall temperatures. In the areas the crops might continue to generate until spring. Warm climate deliver up a seed stalk and causes the collards.
Prepare the garden bed when the average temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit in drop. Spread 1-inch of ¾ and compost pounds of 5-10-10 fertilizer over every 25 square-feet a full-sun garden mattress. Work these amendments to the top 6 to 8″ of soil.
Smooth the the top of mattress using a rake. Use the handle of the rake to make a 1/2 inch deep furrow. Space the rows.
Sow the seeds. Plant around three seeds per foot of row. Cover the seeds with a 1/4 inch layer of soil.
Mist the mattress with water as required to keep the best 2″ moist. Avoid sprays of water that will compact the soil and wash the seeds out.
Thin the seedlings as soon as they germinate, generally within two months of sowing, therefore the crops are spaced 24 to 36-inches apart in the row. Provide the crops with 1-inch of water weekly during dry climate in winter and the fall.