Slow-bolting Vates selection.
Selected from the popular Vates variety for a more compact plant. Same rich, dark green color with long, broad, wavy, tender leaves. Not as uniform or as high yielding as our hybrid varieties. Packet: 100 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 60
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Disease Resistance:
No disease information found.
Growing Information:
Collards

CULTURE: See "Kale"
PESTS AND DISEASE: The best insect control is achieved with the use of fabric row covers applied at planting, to exclude insects from the plants. Prevent diseases with crop rotation and sanitation. Refer to our catalog or website for more pest control products and information.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract about 14 days if transplanting.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: For bunching: 220'/1,000 seeds, 1,110'/oz., 24,000'/lb.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 4,000 plants/oz.
SIZED SEEDS: Standard except where noted.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 60,000-103,000 Avg. 80,000
PACKET: 100 seeds sows 22'.
Symbols Explained:
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Micro Mix Component A mixture of greens harvested at the seedling stage. Eaten fresh as a salad ingredient. |
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Salad Mix Component A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads. |



