FREE: Brassica Olerracea Collard Georgia Southern

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The collard is a green, leafy vegetable whose nutritious cabbage-like leaves are cooked as greens (often called soul food). It has been a mainstay in home gardens all over Florida and other southern states for many years. As a commercial crop, collards have provided fair net returns for small-acreage farmers selling locally and to processing companies.

Description
The edible portions of the collard plant are the dark green leaves borne in a rosette fashion around an upright, stocky main stem. The long-stemmed leaves resemble cabbage leaves, except that they are oval in shape instead of round. Collards are similar to kale in many respects, but differ mainly in leaf shape and flavor. These two leafy types of nonheading cabbages bear the same Latin name. The name Acephala means "without a head." Collard is a corruption of coleworts or colewyrts, Anglo-Saxon terms meaning "cabbage plants." The collard plant has changed little in form for at least 2,000 years, according to botanical historians.


The collard plant is a biennial, which means it sends up a flower stalk in the second season of its growth. In Florida, the collard thrives over a wide range of growing conditions and is grown throughout most of the year. However, the quality and taste are better and the plant grows best during the cooler months of the year. The best quality collards are those planted in the fall and harvested during light frost periods of early winter. The plant can withstand exposure NO buyers remorse, All Listia Rules apply.. stamp on envelope usa mail..