The Garden by Channan Din
Collard Greens Seeds — Top Chop F1
Collard Greens Seeds — Top Chop F1
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A hybrid collard bred by Sakata for people who actually harvest. Brassica oleracea, Acephala group, making large broad leaves held high on clean upright plants rather than sprawling across the soil — so the leaves stay clean, cutting is quick, and regrowth is fast. Ready 74 days from transplant, or pick baby leaves at 15–20 cm.
Growing guide & FAQs
Growing Guide for Pakistan
- Sowing time: Punjab plains (Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan) late September to early November; Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar September to October; Karachi and coastal Sindh October to November; Murree, Swat and Quetta February to March.
- Method: Sow 6 mm deep, seeds 2.5–7 cm apart, then thin. Transplants establish easily.
- Germination: Five to seventeen days at 13–24°C.
- Spacing: Thin to 30–60 cm between plants, rows 45–90 cm apart.
- Harvest: Baby leaves once they reach 15–20 cm; full harvest 74 days after transplanting.
- Sun and water: Full sun. Water deeply once or twice a week rather than lightly every day.
Bolt resistant, so a wide harvest window
Ordinary collards bolt as soon as the weather turns and the leaves go bitter. Top Chop is bred to resist that, giving uniform leaves over a long picking season — which in Pakistan means it carries through from December into March instead of finishing in six weeks.
Big flat leaves make good wraps
Blanch a large leaf for twenty seconds and it becomes a pliable wrap — a genuinely useful thing for anyone cutting down on roti. Otherwise braise them slowly; the flavour improves after cold weather.
What is in the packet
150 seeds, packed for The Garden by Chanan Din. Bred by Sakata, via Territorial Seed Company, USA and imported for the Pakistani season. Non-GMO. Every lot is germination-tested in Lahore before it goes on sale.
New to seed starting? Read what to sow in September in Pakistan and why your seeds are not germinating first.
Germination-tested in Lahore before it reaches you, from a seed house trading since 1932.
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