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    Collard Greens

    I've just been reading an article about collard greens.
    What does anyone know about this vegetable? I always thought it was a collective name for the likes of kale, cabbage and other dark leaved vegetables.
    Apparently not, as i have just discovered its a vegetable in its own right.
    Has anyone grown this and any other info?

    And when your back stops aching,
    And your hands begin to harden.
    You will find yourself a partner,
    In the glory of the garden.

    Rudyard Kipling.sigpic
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    I know Collards are popular in the American South where they are usually cooked long and slow with bacon or ham hocks and served with quite a bit of the cooking juices. (Or the juices are saved and made into a soup with more greens and beans)

    It's definitely a veg in it's own right as you've heard. Kale can be substituted, but cooks much faster. I have read that collards are meant to be the healthiest of the cruciferous veg too (just not trendy yet!)

    I don't know anything about growing it though. Hopefully someone else will know more!

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      You can get seeds from moreveg.co.uk (small quantities) and from ebay.

      I think it tastes just like loose-leaved Spring cabbage, or the milder tasting kales.

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