I love a two-for-one deal! That’s what I got when I realized the cheery nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) I’d been growing for decades were also edible, and that’s what you’ll get too!I’ve always enjoyed the brilliant color
How to Harvest Collard Greens
06.06.2023 - 17:44 / gardenerspath.com / Rose Kennedy
How to Harvest Collard GreensIf you’ve ever coached a little kids’ sports team or managed a crucial project for work or school, you know the value of the motto, “finish strong.”
And while growing collard greens in your home garden is by no means a competitive event, you’ll benefit by taking the same approach at harvest time.
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Collard greens,Brassica oleracea var. acephala, are a cool-weather crop that usually takes about 80 days from sowing to producing full-size leaves – even when you start the seeds indoors.
They’re not that tough to take care of, but they do require supplemental water and weeding, and can benefit from mulching and a side dressing of fertilizer about halfway through the growing season, too.
You wouldn’t want to waste all that effort, ending up with bitter, tough greens after putting in months of work, would you?
Instead, reap the rewards of your gardening efforts by finishing strong in the last days or weeks of the growing season.
Make the extra effort to harvest at the right time and pick as much as you’ll eat or share ahead of warm weather, which can make the plants bolt and the leaves turn bitter.
There’s a knack to picking collards at the point when they’ll taste their best, and in a way that will maximize the harvest. Happily, while the process is specific, it’s not overly involved.
I’ll break down the steps here, starting from the time you choose a cultivar to grow, then taking you through the timing of picking baby leaves, and wrapping up with harvesting full-size leaves before the plants bolt.
Here’s what I’ll cover:
Planting for Maximum HarvestWhile they’re still tasty, collard greens you
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