When to plant collard greens in Zone 11

In Zone 11, the last spring frost usually passes around January 1 and the first fall frost arrives around December 31, leaving about 365 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.

Frost-free, tropical. Year-round growing; timing follows wet/dry and heat, not frost.

Planting windows for collard greens in Zone 11

The harvest estimate counts 60 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 90 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 11; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.

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Collard Greens in a Zone 11 season

Zone 11 gives about 365 frost-free days. Collard Greens needs roughly 60 days from transplant. That leaves about 305 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.

How to grow collard greens

Start indoors 6 weeks before last frost and transplant 2 weeks before. Heat- and cold-tolerant, pick the lower leaves for months.

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Collard Greens in other zones

Not in Zone 11? Pick your zone for the same dated windows.

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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.