Description
Champion Collard Greens Seeds
Big Leaves. Big Harvests. Built to Last.
Some vegetables give you one harvest.
Champion Collards can keep producing for months.
Champion produces large, tender blue-green leaves with the rich, mild flavor that makes collards a kitchen-garden classic. Harvest the lower leaves individually and the center keeps growing, providing a steady supply of fresh greens throughout the season.
Even better? Cold weather can make them sweeter.
Why Grow Champion Collards?
🥬 Abundant harvests.
Large plants continually produce broad, nutritious leaves that can be harvested throughout the growing season.
❄️ Excellent cold tolerance.
Collards are remarkably hardy and can continue producing after many other vegetables have finished for the year.
😋 Sweeter after frost.
Exposure to cool temperatures can increase sugars within the leaves, creating the sweeter flavor gardeners prize in fall-grown collards.
✂️ Harvest again and again.
Pick the mature lower leaves while leaving the growing center intact and plants continue producing fresh foliage.
💪 Packed with nutrition.
Collard greens provide vitamins A, C, and K, along with folate, calcium, fiber, carotenoids, and other beneficial plant compounds.
A Garden Workhorse
Champion isn’t a vegetable you plant for a single meal.
Give it good soil, sunshine, and consistent moisture and these vigorous plants can provide harvest after harvest of enormous green leaves.
Collards perform beautifully in spring and truly shine as temperatures cool in fall.
That makes Champion an excellent choice for gardeners looking to stretch the productive season beyond summer.
Growing Information
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Rich, fertile, well-drained soil
Planting Depth: Approximately ¼–½ inch
Spacing: 18–24 inches apart
Germination: Approximately 5–10 days
Water: Keep evenly moist for tender, vigorous growth
Harvest: Baby greens can be harvested young; mature leaves typically around 60–75 days
Life Cycle: Biennial, generally grown as an annual vegetable
Growing Tip
For the longest harvest, don’t cut down the entire plant.
Instead, remove the largest lower leaves and leave the smaller center growth intact.
The plant will continue growing upward and producing new leaves.
For incredible fall collards, start another crop in summer so plants mature as temperatures begin to drop.
Perfect For
- Southern-style collard greens
- Soups & stews
- Sautéed greens
- Braised dishes
- Wraps
- Raised beds
- Kitchen gardens
- Fall gardens
- Extended-season growing
Harvest Your Way
🌱 Baby Greens
Harvest young leaves for a tender addition to salads and cooked dishes.
✂️ Leaf-by-Leaf
Pick mature lower leaves whenever you need them while allowing the plant to continue growing.
🥬 Big Harvests
Allow leaves to reach full size for generous harvests perfect for cooking and preserving.
❄️ After Frost
Leave established plants growing into cool weather and experience the sweeter flavor that makes fall collards so special.
Did You Know?
❄️ Frost can improve the flavor. Cool temperatures encourage cold-hardy plants to accumulate soluble sugars, which can make collard leaves taste sweeter.
🥬 Collards and kale are close relatives. Both belong to Brassica oleracea and have been selected over generations for their abundant edible leaves.
💚 Collards are exceptionally nutrient-dense. They’re particularly notable for their vitamin K content and also provide carotenoids, vitamin C, calcium, and fiber.
✂️ One plant can provide many harvests. Picking lower leaves instead of removing the whole plant allows new growth to continue from the center.
🐝 Let an overwintered plant flower and you’ll see another side of collards. Their yellow blossoms can provide food for bees and other pollinators.
Plant Once. Harvest for Months.
Champion Collard Greens earn their name.
They tolerate cold.
Produce enormous nutritious leaves.
Become sweeter as temperatures fall.
And keep giving as long as you keep picking.
Plant Champion Collard Greens—and grow a dependable garden staple that can keep feeding your family long after summer is gone.