- Variety Info
- Sowing Info
- Growing Info
Variety Info
Days to Maturity: 70 days
Family: Brassicaceae
Native: Europe
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial, grown as annual. Can tolerate freezes (down to 20°F) and summer heat better than other greens.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Plant Dimensions: 24"-36" tall, 18" wide
Variety Info: Large, cabbage-like, blue-green, slightly crumpled leaves. Collards are a non-head-forming cabbage.
Attributes: Frost Tolerant
Sowing Info
When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 55°, ideally 75°-85°F, or 14 to 16 weeks before your average first fall frost date. In mild climates, sow in fall for cool-season harvest.
When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
Days to Emerge: 10-15 days
Seed Depth: 1/2"
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 18"-24"
Row Spacing: 24"
Thinning: When 3" tall, thin to 1 every 18"-24"
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Growing Info
Harvesting: Lower, outer leaves can be harvested as needed, and new leaves will continue to grow. The entire plant can be harvested by cutting at ground level, although it will not regrow.
Special Care: Thin seedlings by pinching off plant at soil surface rather than pulling to eliminate damage to other seedlings' roots. Rotate crop so you don't grow any member of the mustard family (Brassicaceae) in the same place more than once every 3 years. Cover with row covers at sowing or transplanting to protect from pests. Protect seedlings from frost in spring if temperatures drop below 30°F. Mulch soil surface to keep roots cool during hot weather.
- Kat C.CA, United StatesVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars11/19/25Great producer, and a come back queen
Great germination rate. These grew fast in a large container. Unfortunately the cabbage moths got the first harvest. They devoured most of the leaves. I got a cover and some organic spray which took care of the problem. The plants came back bigger and better than before. They taste great, and I'm actually looking forward to our colder weather because it will make them taste even better.
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateWho do you grow for? YourselfHow do you prefer to grow? ContainerBIBotanical Interests11/20/25Hey Kat,
Thank you so much for this fantastic 5-star review! "Great producer, and a come back queen" perfectly captures what makes Top Bunch 2.0 Collards Seeds so incredible - and we absolutely love that even after those pesky cabbage moths challenged your first harvest, these resilient beauties bounced back bigger and better than before!
Your fast growth, great germination, and amazing comeback experience shows just how tough and determined these collards really are. And knowing that you're actually looking forward to colder weather because it will make them taste even better shows you truly understand what makes homegrown collards so special!
Your comeback-queen growing success will be so inspiring for other gardeners who want to discover just how resilient and rewarding Top Bunch 2.0 Collards Seeds can be for creating those delicious, cold-sweetened harvests that keep producing amazing flavor even when garden challenges try to get in the way!
Keep on growing 🌻️
- Vincent R.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars2/18/255 Stars
Love the seeds and most of the seeds are growing, so I’m really happy about that. Thank you so much. I will continue buying seeds from you and will definitely recommend.
- NancyVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/25/245 Stars
Christmas collards in Atlanta (7b). Easy to grow and enjoy in cold months. These are the Top Bunch 2.0 variety.