Learning how to grow collard greens has many long-term benefits!

Fortunately, growing collards doesn’t take much work and can keep your family well-fed.

In this post, I’m going to teach you how to grow collard greens from seed both indoors (in containers) and outdoors.

How To Grow Collard Greens Step-By-Step

Picking The Right Season

Because collard greens are best grown in cooler weather, you’re more likely to get a better harvest planting in fall(6-8 weeks before the first frost) or spring(3 weeks before the last frost).

Collards can be grown throughout the country, but typically thrive outdoors in southern states year-round.

Planting the greens in fall can be especially great because the sweet crisp fall frost adds to their leaves.

Planting

When planting, space seeds 18-24 inches apart in organic loam soil in a fully sunlit area.

It’s okay to have some shade, you just want to make sure the plants get at least five hours of full sunlight.

Also, be sure to use soil with a PH of 6.5-7.0

If you haven’t already, be sure to read our post on the best type of soil for gardening!

Watering

Nourish the collard greens with a consistent amount of water weekly.

Around 1.5 inches will be enough, you should keep track of rainfall too to prevent over-watering.

When To Harvest

Once your collards have grown large, dark-green leaves, you can then harvest them for your needs.

Now that you know how to grow collard greens from seed, it’s important to check on them daily and do your best to prevent pests from eating them.

You may experience trouble with groundhogs, read our post on how to get rid of them so your greens stay fresh!