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When to Plant Collard Greens in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for collard greens for the whole state: spring planting runs Feb 15 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Jul 15 to Sep 1.
Photo: Bundle of collard greens. Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Collard Greens planting window by county
There is a single statewide window; only frost dates differ by county.
Rows of collard greens growing in a farm field with drip irrigation lines
Published dates for collard greens in Tennessee
More planting dates for Tennessee
Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting collard greens in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant collard greens in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for collard greens for the whole state: spring planting runs Feb 15 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Jul 15 to Sep 1.
Can I plant collard greens in the fall in Tennessee?
Yes. Fall planting runs Jul 15 to Sep 1.
How do frost dates affect planting collard greens?
Yes. The Tennessee frost dates page gives the 10% and 50% dates for every county.
Where do these dates for collard greens come from?
SP291G Fall Vegetable Gardens; W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Do these dates change by county?
The publication does not split the state into regions, so every county shares these dates.
Photos: Bundle of collard greens: Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Collard leaf (Brassica oleracea var. viridis): Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Rows of collard greens growing in a farm field with drip irrigation lines: Jakec, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Unripe green tomato on the plant: Microrao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Squash plant with yellow blossoms and spreading stems in a straw-mulched garden: Mary O'Neill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Young lettuce plant in garden soil: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.