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'‘Moses Smith’ Yellow Cabbage Collard' Collards

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Description:	Heirloom collard from Moses Smith, and African American grower in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Mr. Smith originally purchased this variety from a nursery in Franklin, Virginia but has stewarded it for many years since. This variety made its way from Mr. Smith to the USDA seed bank, Seed Savers Exchange, and eventually to the Heirloom Collard Project. Light green to blue green wavy leaves on green stems. Amirah Mitchell of Sistah Seeds has ancestors from Scotland Neck, and worked with the Heirloom Collard Project to take this on as an ancestral variety, since her paternal grandmother's side of the family is from Scotland Neck as well, and she has collard loving people on all sides of the family. She'd make collards with her grandmother at gatherings. Hear more about her connection to this collard variety and collards in general on our Seeds and Their People podcast at minute 13:45: HERE. Read more about it from the Heirloom Collard Project HERE.
Days To Maturity:	75-80
Seed Sources:	True Love Seeds - updated in 2025

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.7 Stars) Taste: (4.7 Stars) Yield: (4.9 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.6 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 14

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/10/2025 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Albany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Beautiful plant by the end of October but we lost one to pests and the surviving one struggled a bit but eventually recovered nicely. I found this variety to be the most tender variety I\'ve ever grown and would definitely recommend and plan to grow again maybe with row cover.

Reviewed on 11/07/2025 by caj88 CCE Oneida County - A novice gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Oneida, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Yum! We had great success with these greens in our garden. They grew large and produced tons of lovely greens that we were able to use in traditional shared recipes. \r\nWe did use row covers to help with pests, and they helped to keep our cabbages healthy. 4 stars on reliability/ease is due to this, I expect you\'d need to have them for success to keep the bugs out. Overall we had a great experience with them!

Reviewed on 11/03/2025 by Seneca CCE - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Seneca, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Grew very well and was quite tasty. We did experience cabbage moths nearing end of season.

Reviewed on 10/30/2025 by Schuyler CCE - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schuyler, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Mild flavor when picked young. Great yield.

Reviewed on 10/30/2025 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This was an excellent collard variety. It had huge leaves that remained tender when cooked. It could be simply sautéed for only a few minutes, and the leaves were very tender and tasty. It had few disease and insect problems, though it benefited from some strong water washes to control aphids and white flies. A favorite with all who tried it.

Reviewed on 10/29/2025 by Julie Rydza - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Erie, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Multiple harvest, large leaned. Need to cover due to cabbage moth damage.

Reviewed on 10/29/2025 by CCE Orange County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Highly productive. Sweeter after the frost.

Reviewed on 10/10/2025 by Cafolla - A novice gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Monroe, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
picked 8/12 - seeds were mature\r\nWe had a lot of trouble with insects and woodchucks even with trying to protect them. Some young leaves were harvested in fall; good taste and texture.

Reviewed on 10/10/2025 by Gasieiwcz - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wyoming, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Never grew or ate collard greens before. They grew large and well. well suited for colder temps

Reviewed on 09/29/2025 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
The plants grew to an enormous size in the places where insects and herbivorous mammals did not eat them. They had good flavor and even the larger leaves were tender enough to be sauteed and served.

Reviewed on 09/24/2025 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Rockland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Early in the season the leaves were very sweet. Unfortunately by mid-season we had a lot of damage due to cabbage moths. Hoping to keep this collard going into the winter.

Reviewed on 09/19/2025 by Jessica Luse - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Ours was affected by cabbage moths, it produced a large amount of cabbage and is still growing.

Reviewed on 09/06/2025 by Schenectady CCE - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schenectady, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Excellent yield and good taste.

Reviewed on 08/25/2025 by CCE Chemung JS - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Chemung, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Very productive. Young leaves and stems take like brocolli

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