Growing collards alongside a eyepatch of cardboard that ’s killing the weeds in a new gardening game .
The affair that really make collard key down here is their season . Most other crops get toasted by frost … but not these bozo . you may squeeze your freezer with these without much trouble . I put aside at least forty pounds last twelvemonth . We STILL have collards in the deep freezer . We even dried some to add to soup and omelets . Out of the brassica family , collards are right up there with radishes on the “ easiness of grow ” scale . They ’re tough , take the cold , rise and grow and develop , and rarely if ever will fail to give you a harvesting .
Observe the image above and see how patchy the supergrass appear … and how lush the collard greens are growing . Unstoppable .
You should be grow collard greens just for the Vitamin A ! Look at those numbers !
On the nutrition front , collard greens are also telling . tick out these stats ( images from NutritionData.com ):
Low on vitamin K ? Look no further .
Growing collards alongside a patch of cardboard that’s killing the weeds in a new gardening plot.
collard greens to the deliverance !
Other bonuses to collards : young leaves are excellent in salads . Cooked and cut in strips , they can fill in for pasta in low - carb diet . ( My wife makes a killer “ collard lasagna . ” ) They can also be used to threaten tiddler , as in “ Clean your room or so help oneself me I ’m gon na serve collards again tonight ! ”
To plant the gentle way , groom a bare patch of ground , then scatter cum , scan them around , and water for a calendar week . Baby plants will do up everywhere . Thin as needed to give them space for growth and eat the thinnings . Harvest leaf as postulate – the plant will take a great deal of cut .
You should be growing collards just for the Vitamin A! Look at those numbers!
And seriously – if you ’re not growing these yet , countersink aside a plot . fountain or decline : collards are a must - have .
3.5 Spuds
Name : CollardsLatin Name : Brassica oleraceaType : BiennialNitrogen Fixer : NoMedicinal : NoCold - hardy : YesExposure : Full sunPart Used : LeavesPropagation : SeedTaste : GoodMethod of preparation : naked , boiled , steamer , dried . Storability : Leaves can be dried / frozenEase of grow : EasyNutrition : Very goodRecognizability : HighAvailability : High
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