Is this collard?

Charley Gardener · August 11, 2008

I planted turnips here this spring this came up with them. I have never grown collard nor seen it growing, but I think this is it. I guess the seed was in with the turnip seed.

shelleybean · August 11, 2008

I grow collards every fall but I don't see any collards in your picture. The large plant right in front looks more like mustard greens to me.

Medbury Gardens · August 11, 2008

I`ve got that same plant in my black currents and have no idea where it came from or what it is.

Mojo · August 20, 2008

I'd use the Boiling Water method: prepare a pot of boiling water, with salt and maybe some slab bacon or hocks. Throw mystery greens in, cook down, and sample. I'm guessing mustard from the photo.

Worth1 · August 20, 2008

I see two kinds of plant there which one is it.
One looks like turnip or mustard greens and the other is I don't know what.
Be careful eating strange greens as some will put you in the outhouse for a while. (AT BEST)

I don't see any collard greens in there at all.

Collard greens

http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/w...eens-plant.jpg

mresseguie · November 15, 2008

Hi.

I've been away and just noticed this thread. There is a Japanese green called Komatsuna. It's been grown in Japan for centuries, so no one knows for sure its exact origins, but it is related to turnip greens. I swear I'm looking at a picture of Komatsuna.

There are several varieties; some are crossed with cabbage; some with mustard; others with pak choi. Anyway, Komatsuna is pretty tasty in my opinion. We add it to salads, stir-fry it, add it to soups, or scald it. It grows big like collards or kale.

Let's see if I have a link......yup....here it is:

http://www.evergreenseeds.com/komjapmusspi.html

Before you all call me crazy, I grow a variety sold by Nichol's Nursery that looks like the picture above. There is no picture of that variety (that I know of).

Regards,

Michael in Oregon.

Tomaat · November 17, 2008

I didn't see any collards too. I have 2 types of collards will look for pictures...be right back...
Here are the pictures...

Cheers

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Ruth_10 · November 18, 2008

It also looks similar to Typhon-Holland greens, which Pinetree sells. Their catalog says it is a cross between chinese cabbage and turnips. I grew it one year but never gave it much of a taste trial.

August 11, 2008	#1
Charley Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Panhandle Posts: 19	Is this collard? I planted turnips here this spring this came up with them. I have never grown collard nor seen it growing, but I think this is it. I guess the seed was in with the turnip seed.

August 11, 2008	#2
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I grow collards every fall but I don't see any collards in your picture. The large plant right in front looks more like mustard greens to me. __________________ Michele

August 20, 2008	#4
Mojo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 317	I'd use the Boiling Water method: prepare a pot of boiling water, with salt and maybe some slab bacon or hocks. Throw mystery greens in, cook down, and sample. I'm guessing mustard from the photo. __________________ There is no logical response to the question, "Why won't you let me plant more tomatoes?"

November 15, 2008	#6
mresseguie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 159	Hi. I've been away and just noticed this thread. There is a Japanese green called Komatsuna. It's been grown in Japan for centuries, so no one knows for sure its exact origins, but it is related to turnip greens. I swear I'm looking at a picture of Komatsuna. There are several varieties; some are crossed with cabbage; some with mustard; others with pak choi. Anyway, Komatsuna is pretty tasty in my opinion. We add it to salads, stir-fry it, add it to soups, or scald it. It grows big like collards or kale. Let's see if I have a link......yup....here it is: http://www.evergreenseeds.com/komjapmusspi.html Before you all call me crazy, I grow a variety sold by Nichol's Nursery that looks like the picture above. There is no picture of that variety (that I know of). Regards, Michael in Oregon. __________________ Learning to speak tomato! Got compost?

November 18, 2008	#8
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	It also looks similar to Typhon-Holland greens, which Pinetree sells. Their catalog says it is a cross between chinese cabbage and turnips. I grew it one year but never gave it much of a taste trial. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

August 11, 2008	#3
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	I`ve got that same plant in my black currents and have no idea where it came from or what it is.

August 20, 2008	#5
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I see two kinds of plant there which one is it. One looks like turnip or mustard greens and the other is I don't know what. Be careful eating strange greens as some will put you in the outhouse for a while. (AT BEST) I don't see any collard greens in there at all. Collard greens http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/w...eens-plant.jpg