Yeah, I guess collard greens haven't spread across the entire globe. You guys should be able to grow the perennial tree collards if you could get some cuttings.
I have a south facing window however my neighbours house blocks in. My wife has informed me next years garden will not only be on the cheap but she wants 1/2 of my annual area for pickling production !
Great video Patrick! I have never grown tree collards...but your video makes we want to start some today. I love me some collards cooked with some organic pasture raised Red Wattle bacon!(-:
Can you do more videos that are more in depth and close up shots on how to take cuttings, what to look for and what to do etc. Close ups of the nodes would be helpful in understanding better what you are talking about. I particularly am interested in blueberry cuttings, blackberry cuttings as well as others. Thank you!!!
Yes, I'll very likely do that in the future, ppitt5150 ! With the tree collards, the nodes are very easy to identify. I make sure to have at least 6 nodes on each cutting and bury half in the soil and leave half above the soil. It is also very important to plant them in the upright position. So, just keep track of what is up and what is down after taking the cutting.
This was a very detailed video, and it even shows him counting the 6 nodes with his finger. It must've taken him a good long while to produce this video (a year or more with all the varieties of shots taken!), between growing the collards, showing the experiment with the 3 different ones, harvesting the stems to propagate, etc.
thank you for your vidieo's, lm learning so much. is it possible you could put up a drawing of a detailed garden plan layout for the permanent food plants you have. many thanks.
Another awesome video! My tree collards are doing great so far, I had six, but lost one. I have no idea what went wrong with the one. They are only about a month or so old. I was wondering how to get my own cuttings. Please post your results. Thanks!
Thanks, lovers4healthylife ! I'm glad to hear you're growing some tree collards. I'll definitely keep you posted on their progress. Hopefully, this time next year I'll have a whole garden bed full of them!
I bought 2 cuttings last year but they did not make it, this year I bought one that cost as much as the 2 last yr but it was twice as big and is growing and doing well right now. I plan to put it in my greenhouse when I get it finished for this winter. I am thankful I do live in zone 8, so I plan to get more cuttings as it grows so I can several plants growing and I am going to plant them all in the soil with a heavy duty trellis as I've heard they can get massive and very heavy, but if not secure will snap off easily. I'm looking forward to having enough I can juice daily and share with others. I'd like to ferment some also. Thnx for sharing I enjoying learning more about these wonderful plants.
***** That's great! It sounds like you live in a perfect climate to grow these, and having the greenhouse is a big advantage when starting cuttings in the fall and winter. Best wishes with your tree collards!
DonnaldaSmolens Yeah, that's hot! Supposedly, they're hardy to zone 10, so they should survive. If you try growing them, you might want to plant them in an area that gets partial shade.
I have a plan to shade cloth the entire garden next year. The only plant that survived this year outside of the shade cloth was the Rattlesnake Watermelon.
Thanks, Anjanet923Garden! You might want to grow them in an area that is at least partial shade in the summer. I purchased my cuttings from Bountiful Gardens. www.bountifulgardens.org/Collards-Tree/productinfo/VCO-3250/
OneYardRevolution awesome . Thank you for the link... Just ordered some will grow them in my greenhouse for now and move it next spring to its permanent spot 😊
Thanks, 2redbird1 ! I actually prefer the taste of the Georgia collards, but mine never last through the summer. You might be able to keep them alive over the winter with some heavy mulch and a little hoop house.
Nice to see you in front of the camera more. I think you have a great idea here. I'm planning to be doing something similar with malabar spinach this winter. It's also just nice to be growing anything edible indoors when you're looking out the window seeing snow. :)
Nice video! I've been looking for tree collards for a while now...but every time I complain about not finding a plant it shows up, so I'll try to be patient, not my best quality...still working on that one ;)
Patrick, great idea there with growing them as annuals. I have been trying with no success to get some of these cuttings from Bountiful Gardens to root. It seems that they rot before they are able to take root. I need your help!! What is the sure fire way to root them?
johnmorphis Hi John. It sounds like the soil may be too moist for them or there isn't sufficient drainage? We have probably a 75% success rate rooting them in pots with 50% commercial organic potting mix, 20% compost, 20% worm castings, and 10% coarse sand. Good worm castings have plant growth hormones that should help them root. We also either start them indoors or outside in partial shade and then gradually move them into full sun. I hope this helps!
Excellent video OneYardRevolution ! I have yet to grow tree collards but I love taking cuttings so hopefully this coming spring I can start growing some collards. I learnt a great deal in this video and thank you for sharing it :)
My mum told me to try and propagate a purple tree collard by leaf cutting, to my suprise i think it rooted, how are your cuttings,? it seems these plants are pretty resilient!
Harry Hasek Yeah, so far I've had pretty good luck starting new plants from cuttings. It's still too soon to say with my new cuttings, but they should do fine.
That's a great way to garden smart Patrick.. Hope they all strike well for you mate.. Would really like to have a go at them here but can only find annual collards..
Great idea! I'm finding gardening to be such a great adventure. You never know what's possible until you try it. Thanks for all the wonderful information and all the videos.
Thanks, Julianna HM ! I couldn't find any local sources either and ended up ordering them from Bountiful Gardens: www.bountifulgardens.org/searchprods.asp
Shelita Williams That's great! We have over 20 plants now. They're very easy to propagate. Of our first 3 cuttings only 2 took, but one year later we have over 20! Best wishes with your tree collards Shelita!
Do the tree collards taste as good as the Georgia Collards? Do they need to experience a frost to add flavor to them? Do they have to go through a frost each year?
nov51947 I have to say I prefer the taste of Georgia collards, but the tree collards hold up to the summer heat much better. The Georgia collards are more tender. I haven't tried the tree collards after a frost yet, but will in another month or so. They should get sweeter. I'll bring them inside before temps get below about 20 F.
Patrick, how are those cutting doing? My neighbor just gave me my first tree collard(woohoo!) and I'm wondering if I should take a cutting before I plant it in the ground - just in case. I'm in zone 9 but we do have a few freezing days in Jan.
Congratulations! Ours are doing well. We have more than a dozen plants in the grow room at the moment. They should tolerate the few freezing days in your zone just fine, but it wouldn't hurt to take some cuttings.
Hi Jameson! If I recall correctly, I planned to bring the pots inside, so I probably didn't use garden soil. I might have used a mix of commercial potting mix and vermicompost.
I think tree collards is what my grandmother grew in Brazil. It would make sense, since she propagated it by cuttings. Do they ever produce seeds like regular collards?
That's great to hear! They're still pretty rare around here. They do produce seeds, but very infrequently. From what I've read, it's much easier to grow them from cuttings than from seed.
I was wondering have you mulched them heavily and tried to cover them with something to protect them in the harshness of winter or tried to grow them in a green house? They are very hardy plants.
This will be our first winter with the tree collards, but regular collards survive some winters here in cold frames. I may try experimenting with overwinter them in the future when I have more plants established. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks, *****. We've got about a dozen of the cuttings started now. I can't wait to see how they do. Hopefully we'll have a whole bed of tree collards next year!
that is awesome and so exciting! Hey I was wondering are you growing Moringa? I do not remember you ever mentioning in your videos before. But then I get everyone's vids mixed up and don't remember who does what I watch so many videos.
Living in zone 9, I've never seen a tree collard at any local nursery. Must be avante garde, and not for the gardening hoi polloi. great video, your voiceovers are something out of NPR! ;->
Thanks, FrugalHomesteader ! Yeah, tree collards are pretty rare. I got my cuttings from bountifulgardens org. I guess all those years of listening to NPR have paid off! :D
Tracy Bruring They're hardy in zones 8 to 10, so they can handle occasional temps as low as 10 to 15 degrees F (-12 to -9 C). They might also survive the winter in zone 7 with protection.
Are they perennial tree collards or annual collards? Tree collards don't go to see often, but they do from time to time. One of our tree collard plants went to see last fall. We just cut it back (for cuttings) and it's still doing great.
? What are tree Collards taste like, do you cook them like Spinach, do they have the same kinda taste. just had to ask you, never had them and they do not sell them in our local grocery store. Good video Cheers.
Thanks, MrMac5150 ! They taste a lot like regular collard greens. If you're not familiar with collards, they're like a cross between kale and cabbage. They're not as tender as spinach and they have a slightly bitter flavor but get sweeter after a frost.
Such a great idea Patrick.I know it will all work out well for you. I think mine suffered heat stroke and then drowing. Oh well. Are the leaves more tender,sweeter, etc thank any other collard? Thanks.
Where do you live, I live in London Uk, i think its zone 9, will the tree collards in my garden survive winter,? im not too good with hardiness zones. Harry
Great way to multiply your plants and keep them producing for years to come.
Thanks, Dave! I hope to have a whole bed of them next year!
My tree Collards, in North Texas, get much sweeter the colder it gets.
Zone 5 here!!
Whoop whoop!
Any who.. great videos and keep em coming !
Thanks!
Sounds like a great idea!
Thanks, Onward to Innisfree !
Love the video-- i love to learn about new plants and propagating and making perennials for easy gardening
Thanks, meme zim ! Yeah, I love growing plants that keep on giving!
Makes pretty good sense. I'm like Rob Bob, except I've never even seen the annuals over here.
Yeah, I guess collard greens haven't spread across the entire globe. You guys should be able to grow the perennial tree collards if you could get some cuttings.
In the heat of zone 9b, growth stops on perennial tree collards....so your not missing out on much...
thats a fantastic idea! I wish I had the room in my grow room to do that! Ill enjoy watching your adventures instead!
***** Thanks, Stephen! They'd probably do just fine in a south facing window too.
I have a south facing window however my neighbours house blocks in. My wife has informed me next years garden will not only be on the cheap but she wants 1/2 of my annual area for pickling production !
***** What does she want to pickle?
Beets carrots and she needs dill and garlic to do that.
I have requester her to pickle hot peppers and cucumbers to make pickles :)
Very helpful thank you!
You're welcome, Lily!
Great video Patrick! I have never grown tree collards...but your video makes we want to start some today. I love me some collards cooked with some organic pasture raised Red Wattle bacon!(-:
Thanks, Eco Oasis ! I wonder how they'd do in Costa Rica?
Regular Collards and kale grows great here...I bet tree collards would grow 100 feet tall!(-:
last year I rooted peppers and spring planted it in the ground, too, was a perennial
Very true, MrWilariba ! We grow perennials like peppers and tomatoes as annuals, so why not tree collards? It makes good sense.
Can you do more videos that are more in depth and close up shots on how to take cuttings, what to look for and what to do etc. Close ups of the nodes would be helpful in understanding better what you are talking about. I particularly am interested in blueberry cuttings, blackberry cuttings as well as others. Thank you!!!
Yes, I'll very likely do that in the future, ppitt5150 !
With the tree collards, the nodes are very easy to identify. I make sure to have at least 6 nodes on each cutting and bury half in the soil and leave half above the soil. It is also very important to plant them in the upright position. So, just keep track of what is up and what is down after taking the cutting.
This was a very detailed video, and it even shows him counting the 6 nodes with his finger. It must've taken him a good long while to produce this video (a year or more with all the varieties of shots taken!), between growing the collards, showing the experiment with the 3 different ones, harvesting the stems to propagate, etc.
thank you for your vidieo's, lm learning so much. is it possible you could put up a drawing of a detailed garden plan layout for the permanent food plants you have. many thanks.
You're very welcome, Katie Lee ! That's a great idea. I'll see if I can do that in the future.
Another awesome video! My tree collards are doing great so far, I had six, but lost one. I have no idea what went wrong with the one. They are only about a month or so old. I was wondering how to get my own cuttings. Please post your results. Thanks!
Thanks, lovers4healthylife ! I'm glad to hear you're growing some tree collards. I'll definitely keep you posted on their progress. Hopefully, this time next year I'll have a whole garden bed full of them!
What is that soil mix you are using. I like the look of it.
just moved from the north oregon coast (zone 8a) to the south oregon coast (9b) so lucky me. big tree collards here all year around.
+RedSpiralHand Perfect climate for them! We actually were able to over-winter ours outside in zone 5 this year, so we're growing them year round too!
I bought 2 cuttings last year but they did not make it, this year I bought one that cost as much as the 2 last yr but it was twice as big and is growing and doing well right now. I plan to put it in my greenhouse when I get it finished for this winter. I am thankful I do live in zone 8, so I plan to get more cuttings as it grows so I can several plants growing and I am going to plant them all in the soil with a heavy duty trellis as I've heard they can get massive and very heavy, but if not secure will snap off easily. I'm looking forward to having enough I can juice daily and share with others. I'd like to ferment some also. Thnx for sharing I enjoying learning more about these wonderful plants.
***** That's great! It sounds like you live in a perfect climate to grow these, and having the greenhouse is a big advantage when starting cuttings in the fall and winter. Best wishes with your tree collards!
thank you
I live in zone 9b and would like to try these. My concern is the summer heat, temps over 115 degrees.
DonnaldaSmolens Yeah, that's hot! Supposedly, they're hardy to zone 10, so they should survive. If you try growing them, you might want to plant them in an area that gets partial shade.
I have a plan to shade cloth the entire garden next year. The only plant that survived this year outside of the shade cloth was the Rattlesnake Watermelon.
DonnaldaSmolens That sounds like a good plan. Do you live in Texas?
southern cali by the salton sea
open desert, surrounded by thousands of acres of undeveloped land
Great video 😊 where do you recommend purchasing cuttings ?? I would love to grow them here . Tucson, AZ zone 9 👍
Thanks, Anjanet923Garden! You might want to grow them in an area that is at least partial shade in the summer. I purchased my cuttings from Bountiful Gardens. www.bountifulgardens.org/Collards-Tree/productinfo/VCO-3250/
OneYardRevolution awesome . Thank you for the link... Just ordered some will grow them in my greenhouse for now and move it next spring to its permanent spot 😊
Anjanet923Garden Great! Please let me know how they do!
I look forward to seeing your progress. Do they taste milder than regular collards? I live in zone 7 & I would have to bring them in too.
Thanks, 2redbird1 ! I actually prefer the taste of the Georgia collards, but mine never last through the summer. You might be able to keep them alive over the winter with some heavy mulch and a little hoop house.
Nice to see you in front of the camera more. I think you have a great idea here. I'm planning to be doing something similar with malabar spinach this winter. It's also just nice to be growing anything edible indoors when you're looking out the window seeing snow. :)
Thanks, MrChipGardener ! Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Hopefully, this winter won't be as bad as the last one.
Thanks, ***** !
Nice video! I've been looking for tree collards for a while now...but every time I complain about not finding a plant it shows up, so I'll try to be patient, not my best quality...still working on that one ;)
Thanks, *****. Yeah, they're pretty rare here too. Best of luck finding some!
Patrick, great idea there with growing them as annuals. I have been trying with no success to get some of these cuttings from Bountiful Gardens to root. It seems that they rot before they are able to take root. I need your help!! What is the sure fire way to root them?
johnmorphis Hi John. It sounds like the soil may be too moist for them or there isn't sufficient drainage? We have probably a 75% success rate rooting them in pots with 50% commercial organic potting mix, 20% compost, 20% worm castings, and 10% coarse sand. Good worm castings have plant growth hormones that should help them root. We also either start them indoors or outside in partial shade and then gradually move them into full sun. I hope this helps!
Nice tip about Tree Collards. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, California Gardening !
Annual tree collards! What a great idea. I have to try this. Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration.
Jim S You're very welcome! Please let me know how it works out if you give it a try.
Thanks for the Idea...
You're welcome, DEW W !
Excellent video OneYardRevolution ! I have yet to grow tree collards but I love taking cuttings so hopefully this coming spring I can start growing some collards. I learnt a great deal in this video and thank you for sharing it :)
Thanks, HuwsNursery ! Are tree collards available in the UK?
OneYardRevolution I haven't seen much of them but I'll have a look anyhow, might start getting popular again then:)
My mum told me to try and propagate a purple tree collard by leaf cutting, to my suprise i think it rooted, how are your cuttings,? it seems these plants are pretty resilient!
Harry Hasek Yeah, so far I've had pretty good luck starting new plants from cuttings. It's still too soon to say with my new cuttings, but they should do fine.
I always find your videos to be informative, and well edited. I do appreciate the effort.
Thanks Chris!
That's a great way to garden smart Patrick.. Hope they all strike well for you mate..
Would really like to have a go at them here but can only find annual collards..
Thanks, Rob! They're not too easy to find here either. Maybe after I get a number of plants going I can start shipping some out!
Great idea! I'm finding gardening to be such a great adventure. You never know what's possible until you try it. Thanks for all the wonderful information and all the videos.
Thanks, Julia DiGaetani ! That's why I like gardening so much - there's always something new to learn or try out.
Thanks for the inspiration my friend. I've been wanting to grow some tree collards.
You're welcome, High Desert Garden ! Please let me know how it goes if you give it a try.
Awesome! I looked for tree collards about a year ago, here in Illinois, and can't find them. Any good sources?
Thanks, Julianna HM ! I couldn't find any local sources either and ended up ordering them from Bountiful Gardens: www.bountifulgardens.org/searchprods.asp
OneYardRevolution
Thank you!
Yaaaaaay got my tree cuttings today, I've got 6 I hope they all take! Thank you for the video it's was awesome to see them how they grew!
Shelita Williams That's great! We have over 20 plants now. They're very easy to propagate.
Of our first 3 cuttings only 2 took, but one year later we have over 20!
Best wishes with your tree collards Shelita!
OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening 20 Plants!!!! Cool Beans! How exciting, thanks so much!
Do the tree collards taste as good as the Georgia Collards? Do they need to experience a frost to add flavor to them? Do they have to go through a frost each year?
nov51947 I have to say I prefer the taste of Georgia collards, but the tree collards hold up to the summer heat much better. The Georgia collards are more tender.
I haven't tried the tree collards after a frost yet, but will in another month or so. They should get sweeter. I'll bring them inside before temps get below about 20 F.
Patrick, how are those cutting doing? My neighbor just gave me my first tree collard(woohoo!) and I'm wondering if I should take a cutting before I plant it in the ground - just in case. I'm in zone 9 but we do have a few freezing days in Jan.
Congratulations! Ours are doing well. We have more than a dozen plants in the grow room at the moment. They should tolerate the few freezing days in your zone just fine, but it wouldn't hurt to take some cuttings.
Simple and maybe obvious question, but your potting soil mentioned around 2:40, is that from your yard, mixed with other things?
Hi Jameson! If I recall correctly, I planned to bring the pots inside, so I probably didn't use garden soil. I might have used a mix of commercial potting mix and vermicompost.
I think tree collards is what my grandmother grew in Brazil. It would make sense, since she propagated it by cuttings. Do they ever produce seeds like regular collards?
That's great to hear! They're still pretty rare around here. They do produce seeds, but very infrequently. From what I've read, it's much easier to grow them from cuttings than from seed.
Hi! Can I grow tree collards in ground in zone 8a or container and then move them in the greenhouse during winter? Thanks!😊
Yes, but they probably won't need greenhouse protection during winter in zone 8a. They should survive without it.
Where did u purchase tree collard? Home Depot doesn't have it. I guess I'll have to check ebay
Yeah, these can be hard to find. I purchased mine from Bountiful Gardens: www.bountifulgardens.org/searchprods.asp
I was wondering have you mulched them heavily and tried to cover them with something to protect them in the harshness of winter or tried to grow them in a green house? They are very hardy plants.
This will be our first winter with the tree collards, but regular collards survive some winters here in cold frames. I may try experimenting with overwinter them in the future when I have more plants established. Thanks for the idea!
blessings with growing them brother I know they are wonderful plants and provide lots of food for us.
Thanks, *****. We've got about a dozen of the cuttings started now. I can't wait to see how they do. Hopefully we'll have a whole bed of tree collards next year!
that is awesome and so exciting! Hey I was wondering are you growing Moringa? I do not remember you ever mentioning in your videos before. But then I get everyone's vids mixed up and don't remember who does what I watch so many videos.
***** I wish we could grown Moringa trees outdoors here. We'd have to bring them inside during the for about half the year. Do you grow them?
How can I find tree collards
Hi Marie. This is where we got ours www.bountifulgardens.org/Tree-Collards/products/141/
thankyou
We’re you get your tree collards from ?
Living in zone 9, I've never seen a tree collard at any local nursery. Must be avante garde, and not for the gardening hoi polloi. great video, your voiceovers are something out of NPR! ;->
Thanks, FrugalHomesteader ! Yeah, tree collards are pretty rare. I got my cuttings from bountifulgardens org. I guess all those years of listening to NPR have paid off! :D
how cold can these get?
Tracy Bruring They're hardy in zones 8 to 10, so they can handle occasional temps as low as 10 to 15 degrees F (-12 to -9 C). They might also survive the winter in zone 7 with protection.
ARE THERE SEEDS THAT YOU BUY
We buy a lot of our seeds from rareseeds.com and www.territorialseed.com/
I've never seen tree collards offered for sale in, Florida. I really like your idea and I hope iet works out well for you.
Yeah, they're pretty hard to come by. I got my cuttings from Bountiful Gardens. www.bountifulgardens.org/Collards-Tree/productinfo/VCO-3250/
why are my collard greens going to seed
Are they perennial tree collards or annual collards? Tree collards don't go to see often, but they do from time to time. One of our tree collard plants went to see last fall. We just cut it back (for cuttings) and it's still doing great.
? What are tree Collards taste like, do you cook them like Spinach, do they have the same kinda taste.
just had to ask you, never had them and they do not sell them in our local grocery store. Good video Cheers.
Thanks, MrMac5150 ! They taste a lot like regular collard greens. If you're not familiar with collards, they're like a cross between kale and cabbage. They're not as tender as spinach and they have a slightly bitter flavor but get sweeter after a frost.
Bountifulgardens is now closed in 2017, they link to Sundialseed.com for cuttings and these are the source for BountifulGardens
Such a great idea Patrick.I know it will all work out well for you. I think mine suffered heat stroke and then drowing. Oh well. Are the leaves more tender,sweeter, etc thank any other collard? Thanks.
Where do you live, I live in London Uk, i think its zone 9, will the tree collards in my garden survive winter,? im not too good with hardiness zones.
Harry
Harry Hasek Hi Harry. I live in the Chicago area (USA). Yeah, London is USDA zone 9, so you should be able to grow them there.
You can send me a cutting....Lol