Click on embedded links for more information As more and more leaf vegetable seedlings leave the seed incubator, the greenhouse is becoming full of young plants. These leaf vegetables (collards, broccoli, and kale) await their turn to go into the garden. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a part of Urban Gardening’s…

Click on embedded links for more After the hardening-off process, we moved these young collard plants to the greenhouse and monitor for uneven temperatures until plants become acclimated to the environment. Some of the collards will be transplanted to the garden, while others are grown in the greenhouse. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like…

Click on embedded links for more These young leaf vegetables (collards, broccoli, and kale) have sprouted from seeds. They will continue to grow in the controlled environment of the incubator for the next several weeks. When the outside temperatures reach an optimal growing condition, we will move the young plants to the greenhouse. Writer: Tom…

Click on embedded links for more These young collard plants are ready to be hardened off and moved to the greenhouse. The young plants are placed outside and exposed to the sunlight and uneven temperatures for brief periods for several days. This process allows them to become acclimated to the environment. Writer: Tom Myrick If…

Click on embedded links for more information In this photo, the collard seedlings are developing true leaves above the embryonic leaves (cotyledons). The development of the true leaves initiates the photosynthesizing process. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a part of Urban Gardening’s mission of encouraging and sharing information about vegetable gardening…

Click on embedded links for more information Collards are dicotyledons (dicots) because they produce two cotyledons or embryonic leaves. This photo shows the young embryonic leaves that appear above the soil from the seed embryo. Eventually, true leaves develop above the two embryonic leaves. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a part…

Click on embedded links for more information With the seeds placed in the seed incubator only four days ago, these tiny collards seedlings are already reaching-out to the light. Ideally, collards are grown in the late fall and early winter; these will be grown in the greenhouse in containers to produce the early spring harvest.…