The Best Collards and Greens for Vermont
Pick the fastest-maturing open-leaf collard you can find, set it out as a transplant, and plan on a fall harvest.
Hedge Plants for Maine: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Of the 12 hedge species tracked for Maine, six survive winter anywhere in the state, six survive only in part of it, and none fail everywhere.
When to Plant Collards in Utah
Collards go in the ground twice in Utah: as spring transplants set out near the last freeze, and as a summer sowing that matures in cooler fall weather.
Hedge Plants for Louisiana: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Of the 12 hedge species documented on this site, only one survives across all of Louisiana, which runs from zone 8a to 10a on the USDA hardiness map…
The Best Collards and Greens for Utah
The best collards for Utah are quick-maturing, non-heading types that stand up to cold, planted so they reach size well before the fall freeze.
Hedge Plants for Kentucky: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
All 12 hedge species documented for Kentucky survive winter across the whole state, which runs from zone 6a to 7a on the USDA map.
When to Plant Collards in Texas
Texas has no single collard planting date. The state runs from Gulf Coast humidity to Panhandle winters, and the frost figures this page can stand behind…
The Best Collards and Greens for Texas
For most of Texas, the best collard is a leafy, open-growing type sown for fall and winter harvest, not a slow heading variety chasing a long season.
When to Plant Collards in Tennessee
Collards give Tennessee gardeners two planting seasons instead of one, and both hang on the same kind of number: the point at which a 32°F freeze becomes…
The Best Collards and Greens for Tennessee
Open-leaf, non-heading collards are the safe main crop across Tennessee, and the fall planting is the one that pays off.