Collards bloom and set seed over the course of several weeks, starting in late winter and going well into spring. This presents the opportunity to select several strains from the Utopian Seed project’s Ultra Cross Collard Mix, but to achieve this requires the daily removal of the flower buds of undesirable strains of collards. Once the selected strain sets seed its flowers can become a part of those being picked daily and a new strain can be selected for. Rather than this being a tedious chore the culinary attributes of collard flower buds and flower stalks make this labor intensive process a relished spring harvest ritual.
VIDEO: Collard Seed Selection: A Labor Intensive Task With A Delicious Incentive
Collards bloom and set seed over the course of several weeks, starting in late winter and going well into spring. This presents the opportunity to select several strains from the Utopian Seed project’s Ultra Cross Collard Mix, but to achieve this requires the daily removal of the flower buds of undesirable strains of collards. Once the selected strain sets seed its flowers can become a part of those being picked daily and a new strain can be selected for. Rather than this being a tedious chore the culinary attributes of collard flower buds and flower stalks make this labor intensive process a relished spring harvest ritual.
