How Do You Grow Collard Greens –The Healthiest Vegetable You Can Eat?
Collect all the tools, growing mediums: compost, soil conditioner, leaves, potting mix. After you have gotten all of your compost and leaves and stuff like that together, next step is digging the hole where you are going to set up your garden. Remove the sod or any cover growth from the area to be planted. Dig and remove all the topsoil from area to be planted down to the clay level, virtually making a large “container” in the ground for your growing space. Layer dry leaves in the bottom of your dug out space. After the layer of leaves add soil conditioner, peat moss, and compost to build a layer at least 12″ deep Replace the top soil (that you dug out) for the next layer On the very top of your growing space spread another layer of compost or potting mix (the kind with the fertilizer in it.) Soak entire bed thoroughly so the water is sitting in the bed over night. 9. Set out collard starts that have been sprouted in pots or purchased from your local garden store, (if you can find them
