Growing Collards, also Collard greens, Borekale

Brassica sp. : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
S	S	S	S
		T	T	T	T
P	P	P	P

(Best months for growing Collards in Australia - tropical regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 40 - 50 cm apart
Harvest in 8-11 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Dwarf (bush) beans, beets, celery, cucumber, onions, marigold, nasturtium, rhubarb, aromatic herbs (sage, dill, chamomile)
Avoid growing close to: Climbing (pole) beans, tomato, peppers (chili, capsicum), eggplant (aubergine), strawberry, mustard

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15 Jun 15, Payal (Australia - sub-tropical climate): collard seedling available in Masters, I got them from there recently and put them in...haven't seen seeds sorry...
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07 Mar 15, said (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Where can i get collards seeds? Thanks
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31 Jul 15, Wayne (Australia - temperate climate): Green Harvest www.greenharvest.com.au
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19 Feb 15, DANI AHEC (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Perth/Belmont(Australia)would like to know to buy collard leaves or seedlings.Kind regard Dani
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16 Jan 15, jenny (Australia - tropical climate): what is collard greens called in Australia (Try Borekale or kale as a substitute -Liz)
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26 Jan 15, Danielle (Australia - temperate climate): They are also known as collards in Australia, but they're not very widely available. I ordered seeds from The Lost Seed. Unfortunately I'm unable to post the link but if you google it you should be able to find them.
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03 Jan 15, fran (Australia - temperate climate): have just read that collard greens wete tested against a leading cholesterol drug and found to be equally or more effective . did not say how much you have to eat though but they are a staple in soujthern USA
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26 Oct 14, Gen (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I just bought some seeds at the Briars at Mount Martha. Heritage seeds.
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17 Jan 14, leon (Australia - temperate climate): I received my collards greens seeds today in the mail. I got mine from www.australianseed.com, they're in WA. I live in campbelltown nsw and I'm very confident of growing a good healthy crop. :-)
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13 Apr 16, Lesley Oregan (Australia - temperate climate): Hi campbelltown... I live near you. I know this post was 2 years ago but am wondering how successful you were with growth. I've tried growing kale a number of times but each time they were instantly eaten by very hungry caterpillars while all my other plants were totally left alone.
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