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Organic Mermaid’s Aurora v.1 Collard x Cabbage
8 days microgreen, 25 baby leaf, 50 days full leaf, 70+ days to potential cabbage harvest
Brassica oleracea
Sweet, tender greens with kaleidoscopic diversity! We crossed beautiful Mermaid’s Tale cabbage with luscious Hen Peck collards and the diversity as well as deliciousness invites us to reimagine our gardens, our world and ourselves. Expect both brilliant colors and exquisitely unique shapes! Like each of us, each seed is unique with about 50% of the plants producing resplendent cabbage and cabbage-like heads with 100% of the leaves being tender collards with exquisitely sweet, juicy stems. If you love to eat greens — that are as purple as they are green! — Mermaid’s Aurora will nourish you in so many ways beyond calories.
Sow Mermaid’s Aurora anytime early spring through early fall. Sown in early spring alongside your peas, Mermaid’s Aurora will thrive and provide deep into fall and even into the early winter: Delicious resilience, indeed.
Mermaid’s Aurora v.1 is part of Fruition’s See(d)ing the Change project, as are YOU! Together, we are sowing the world we dream of, where deliciousness and diversity are embraced, amplifying the beauty and abundance that is resistance as well as resilience. Learn more here!
| Size | Price | Quantity# | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Seeds | $4.45 | In stock | ||
| 200 Seeds | $7.55 | In stock | ||
| 400 Seeds | $14.25 | In stock |
Organic Mermaid’s Aurora v.1 Collard x Cabbage
Planting Method: Direct Seed or Transplant
To Direct Seed: Early Spring (as soon as the soil can be worked) until late summer, sow 3 seeds 12-18 inches apart. Thin to one when 1 inch tall. Sow every 2-3 weeks for continual supply. For larger leaves on larger plants with potentially larger cabbage-like heads, plant 18″ apart.
For Transplanting (for full size only): Early Spring, sow indoors, 2 seeds per cell or soil blocks and thin to 1; transplant 3-4 week old seedlings, 2-3 weeks before last frost. For larger leaves on larger plants with potentially larger cabbage-like heads, plant 18″ apart.
Collards grow most sweet and tender in cool temperatures with high fertility. Use row cover in spring to protect from flea beetles.
Seed Depth: 1/8 inch Days to Germination: 2 at 70°F (21°C); 10 at 55°F (13°C)
Sun Needs: Full provides most abundance.
Spacing (after thinning/transplanting): 18 to 24 inches; rows 2 feet apart
Days to Harvest: 8 days microgreen, 25 baby leaf, 50 days full leaf and 70+ days to potential cabbage harvest
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