Kales are very cold-hardy, often surviving below zero. Their flavor is best when sweetened by frost. Generally planted in mid to late summer for winter use, and picked leaf-by leaf as needed. Seed saving: Siberian kales are Brassica napus, and will cross with rutabaga. Curly, flat, and Lacinato kales are all Brassica oleracea, and will cross with cabbages, collards, cauliflower, kohlrabi, or broccoli.
Collards are a non-heading cabbage, with smooth, thick leaves you can pick one by one instead of in a single head. Collards tolerate heat better than any other brassicas, and quite a bit of cold as well. My mother--like many people--survived the Great Depression because collards were in the garden. Seed-saving: All collards are Brassica oleracea and will cross with cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, broccoli, and oleracea kales.
Collards are a non-heading cabbage, with smooth, thick leaves you can pick one by one instead of in a single head. Collards tolerate heat better than any other brassicas, and quite a bit of cold as well. My mother--like many people--survived the Great Depression because collards were in the garden. Seed-saving: All collards are Brassica oleracea and will cross with cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, broccoli, and oleracea kales.
Kale and Collards
Siber Frill Kale
$3.50 - $7.00
$3.50 - $7.00
White Russian Kale
$3.50
$3.50
Baltic Red Kale
$3.50
$3.50
Lacinato Kale, "Wild Garden Strain" (Cavolo Nero, Dinosaur)
$3.50 - $15.00
$3.50 - $15.00
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Madeley Broadleafed Kale
$3.50
$3.50
Old-Timey Blue Collards
$3.60
$3.60
Cascade Glaze Collards
$3.50
$3.50
Utopian Ultracross Collards
$4.50
$4.50
Purple Ultracross Collards
$4.50
$4.50
Tree Collard Cuttings
$16.50
$16.50