Tree Collards - The Perfect Perennial for lazy allotmenteers

It's November in the forest garden and Rob's gone tree kale crazy.

[@bidybo]

As soon as I heard that intro song I subscribed. It's hysterical

[@robsdiscovery]

Thanks! I had a good giggle whilst composing it too 😁

[@SandraHajdic]

@@robsdiscovery you ahould do it a full song maybe if it isnt already one 😊 xxx Elly

[@robsdiscovery]

@SandraHajdic It's not a full song yet, but it easily could be 🤔 What would the rest of the lyrics be I wonder 🤔🎶 And it'll need a middle 8 😁

[@SandraHajdic]

@@robsdiscovery i was wonderung too... In a valley by the hills a shire exists...

[@AwareLife]

How delightfully English rural. Do like the style of presentation. Thank you from Melbourne Australia. I want to try these they sound marvelous. Subscribed.

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you very much! 😊 I hope you manage to find some to grow ☀🌿🤞🏼

[@KanyiriGrows]

Just subscribed..loved your intro music ,your primeval poetic narrative... and ofcourse the main reason am here: the collards. They look as healthy as they are 🤣

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you, Kanyiri! I'm so glad you like my narrative style. I'm working on the next film this very moment which is rather heavy on the poetic narrative front! 🤓😄 Welcome to Rob's Discovery 🤗 I do hope you find some other videos here you like 😁

[@terifarrar7317]

Rob, you are so great! Thank you for the great kale tree information!! Agree you deserve more subs. I can't remember do you can food for winter.

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you, Teri :-) I'm so glad you're still enjoying the videos :-) I don't do much preserving at the moment, no, apart from pickling beetroot. The main reason is lack of time & knowledge. I'd very much like get more into it in the coming years though, especially fermenting things! But as the garden matures there'll be so much to harvest throughout the winter months too that canning/preserving shalln't be necessary! It may be nice for a bit of extra summery variety though during the darker, root & tuber dominant months :-)

[@mzjune2007]

Yesssss! You're wierd like me. I like it!

[@robsdiscovery]

😆🤪😉

[@iamchinny3]

I have a purple sprouting broccoli plant that I grew from seed over 2 years ago(!) It never grew any florets so I am yet to taste the purple sprouts but the leaves can be used in much the same way as a tree collard. It's still growing strong...when the slugs and birds don't get to it first.

[@robsdiscovery]

That's great to hear, Ese 😊 I love purple sprouting broccoli but have never tried growing it. Though it's now on my list 😉

[@brianfreer2394]

Your plot of land is coming along so nicely! Its looking amazing. Great episode, that's a fun way to deter the geese. haha

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you, Brian, very much. Yeah, the goose bit was my favourite too! :-D I love those birds :-)

[@1Lightdancer]

I'm in Oregon (8b) growing Perennial kale (homesteaders kaleidoscope from Experimental Farm network) and love having this year round access. Just snipped off a few sprouting tips and ticked then in pots to start new

[@robsdiscovery]

How wonderful 🌿 All the best with those cuttings! ✂🌱

[@MM-qk8eg]

This was so fun to watch! And what a distinguished young man! 😅

[@Withhisloveandmine]

I love your videos, and your presentation style! Also, thanks for all the extra info

[@pfv1247]

LOVE it! This video brings a smile to my face.

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad 😊

[@skaetzle]

You had me at the Intro =) New subscriber here.

[@robsdiscovery]

Haha! 😂 Brilliant! Welcome to Rob's Discovery 🤗 I hope you find some other videos here you like 😊 Most of them have the intro music 🎶😉

[@tainoroyal6585]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to share this knowledge. On a completely unrelated note this video also reminded me of the BBC's Maid Marion kid's tv show.

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you very much! You're most welcome 😊 It's ever so funny you should mention Maid Marion as I was watching the "PPPPPPPP-Pancake" day episode not long before recording that video! 😆 🎶 "It's a tree collard it's a tree collard it's a TTTTTTTT-Tree collard" 🎶🤷🏻‍♂️😉

[@frankyzombie]

I am developing a tree collard food forests in my yard. It is diverse but I am focusing more on the greens. I can eat them every day and my chickens and rabbit love them too. Keep growing man! Love the channel!

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you very much, Franky! I'd love too see what you're growing if ever you post any videos:-)

[@Starting321]

Just found your channel and subbed! I recently started my tree collard garden/farm. I ordered think 5 cuttings from across the country 2 years ago. Only one survived and I babied that one, reluctant to transplant from pot to ground plot. I took the plunge last fall with a few cuttings and they are flourishing!! I have several stem cuttings rooting in pots. I wait for new growth to get large enough stems to cut and root. I'm so glad to learn I can root from leaves!!!! Looking forward to trying this method! Thanks a bunch!!

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you very much, Starting Over, and welcome to Rob's Discovery! 🤗 How exciting to be embarking on your new collard journey 🌿 Yes, they do indeed root well from leaves 😁 Best of luck and bon voyage!

[@Starting321]

@@robsdiscovery I tried and failed with first few leaves. I'm thinking possibly too hot outside. May try again later and place them inside until they gets going. I started another small in ground plot of regular collards. I'm learning so much and enjoying experimenting. So thankful to you and other Tubers for taking the time to post such helpful info. Anyway, really want to thank you for just taking the time to reply!!!

[@WallaceLivingFree]

Hi Rob i just discovered your Chanel, I was trying to locate tree collards , impossible to find in Aussie, but i have now. Love your no bull, presentation, video editing is so long and hard , thanks for doing it, cheers mate.

[@nickxelyt5660]

Hey wallace im glad you found some. I was wondering if you still had them and if so I was wondering if I could buy some cuttings off of you?

[@WallaceLivingFree]

@@nickxelyt5660 hi Ricky the chooks got in and devastated mine. Ha ha still growing but a bit sad, l found seeds on ebay, reasonably priced, cheers mate

[@Jaytraveler2]

Enjoy your content, perfect 👍🏼

[@robsdiscovery]

I'm glad you enjoy it! ☺️

[@persephoneblue4276]

Very informative! And made me laugh too 😂 thanks for sharing your interesting life!

[@robsdiscovery]

Once again, you're most welcome 😊 Do you reckon you could get one to grow in your snake infested hinterland?

[@persephoneblue4276]

😂 I don’t see why not! The snakes will love it 😂

[@robsdiscovery]

😝

[@malcolmnew8973]

I tend to root sideshoots as cuttings...Never knew you could root a leaf..something I will try!

[@robsdiscovery]

Let us all know how you get on! I usually works for me. Well, about half of the time anyway! 🌱😄

[@malcolmnew8973]

I have purple tree collards, I also have Taunton Dean kale and variegated daubentons. I will try this will all variants. Incidentally, I had one plant of Taunton Dean kale and one of variegated daubentons, which unexpectedly flowered this year!

[@robsdiscovery]

That's really interesting, Malcolm. Mine have shown no signs of flowering yet and it's been quite a few years!

[@clangas]

Great episode, you deserve so many more subs than you have

[@Anythingforfreedom]

I think the music at the beginning is when most people leave. Lol

[@robsdiscovery]

It's a good test as to whether or not this channel is for them 😅 Did you stay beyond the music? 😉

[@Anythingforfreedom]

@@robsdiscovery yup. The hormone thing was interesting. Never heard that before. Also didn’t know that you could just stick the leaves into the ground to propagate new plants. Considering buying a few tree collards so i’m just watching random videos.

[@louiseolby6633]

HI Rob, these vidoes are great I love to see your delight in what you've grown and enjoyment of eating it. I think collard greens are the way forward for my garden as slugs always win on greens, will have to see where I can get some. Looks like your gardens really developed since i came to visit, it looks fantastic :-)

[@robsdiscovery]

Hello Louise :-) Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying them 🤗 It's been almost exactly two years since you were here! And yes, things have really bloomed extraordinarily quickly this last year 🌿🌳🤗 Yes, tree collards are a good way forward if you've a slug problem, or a duck deficiency 😄 I'd be happy to give you some cuttings when next we meet if you've not sourced any by then 🌱😊

[@louiseolby6633]

@@robsdiscovery haha I have both- duck deficiency and slugs that is :-). Thanks for the offer I may take you up on that, keep up the wonderful work and Happy New Year

[@robsdiscovery]

Happy New year, Louise and good gardening! 🌱🤗😁

[@Interviewerkaoru]

Ability to empathize with geese and plants =expert 🤣🦢🌱

[@robsdiscovery]

😆

[@carolynsteele1465]

I ordered 3 varieties of seeds, but I wanted cuttings. I was afraid that they would dry and die before reaching me. I am awaiting the arrival of the seeds. I have not seen a tree collard plant since the mid 70's, so I am anxious to plant the seeds.

[@robsdiscovery]

How exciting! 🌱 Let us know how you get on! Incidentally, anyone who comes on a garden tour gets free tree collard cuttings ✂😉

[@adammusiatewicz2598]

Merry Christmas Rob!

[@robsdiscovery]

Merry Christmas Adam 😊

[@danielpotter9629]

I love watching the ducks and geese waddle along the paths! So much personality. Does eating the leaves like that in front of them really allow them to understand your ownership of the tree collard?

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you, Daniel 😊 I too love watching them march & waddle and spend too much of my day doing so sometimes! 😄 I was giving in to trying to stop them from eating the leaves in the video and was joining in with them rather than asserting my ownership. I don't think that'd work! 😄

[@winslow7329]

Great video 👍

[@JoMckenna1]

Had never heard of Tree Collards before, they look fantastic. Can you advise where it’s possible to get some seeds / plants? We live in the Valley too :-)

[@robsdiscovery]

Hello Jo, sorry, I've only just seen this comment! You can buy the seeds pretty cheaply online (ebay has lots of choice!) but if you know where I am and you're walking by then give the bell by my gate a ding-a-ling and I'll give you a cutting 😊

[@delimasimamora5500]

Hi from New Zealand

[@robsdiscovery]

Hi from England, Delima! 👋

[@delimasimamora5500]

@@robsdiscovery I want to grow that plant and try it my self . Thanks

[@robsdiscovery]

@@delimasimamora5500 You're welcome 😊 If you lived a bit closer you could have a cutting! 🌱😄 Let us know how you get on, if you think of it.

[@delimasimamora5500]

@@robsdiscovery Very kind of you, thank you. Its summer in New Zealand now , i will go to garden center and look for it as I never seen the big one . I have a Russian Kale at the moment but they are small. I enjoying watching your channel and learn a lot .

[@robsdiscovery]

Mmm, summer 😌 Seems like a lifetime ago now 😄 I hope you find one 🤞Enjoy that tasy Russian Kale in the meantime 😋

[@BristolBikerChick]

Hahah- im laughing at your unruly geese field workers! Next they’ll be getting their union involved :)

[@robsdiscovery]

I wouldn't put it past them! 😄

[@WallaceLivingFree]

Hi mate, l have found another perennial green ( warrigal greens or NZ spinich), l have just transplanted, l will let you know how it performs, cheers mate.

[@MichaelSharpTechniSmart]

Please don't get sidetracked from the collard sauerkraut. I don't see it yet. Is it true the fermentation process as in sauerkraut produces vitamin B12?

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you for reminding me! I really must! It's so quick & simple too! Yes, that's true of all homemade sauerkraut. The commercial stuff often doesn't contain it because it's been pasteurised.

[@malcolmnew8973]

Not sure about that. That find of fermentation to produce B12 generally not very reliable. However vitamin K2, often in short supply as well in a vegan diet is present in sauerkraut, as well as fermented soybeans (AKA natto), so that's good! :)

[@yewsengcheong1637]

Ahahahahaha!!! Nice one. =)

[@robsdiscovery]

Thanks! 🤗

[@janebotten2969]

Brilliant!

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you, Jane 😊

[@wemuk5170]

Where we live is pretty windy. Do u stake them, Rob - when they get higher? Or do collards recover, from windy weather breaking them, every now & then?

[@robsdiscovery]

They recover very well and any broken bits get potted up to plant out the following year 🌱 If the geese don't collect them first! 🙄😆

[@wemuk5170]

@@robsdiscovery Just one more query: do purple collards have strong deep roots? Or, shallow roots? [Plenty of concrete under my garden no matter how much we had actually dugged out in bags & we have just found a massive flat long platform under our soil, so heavy that this particular concrete platform is irremovable, unless professionally, I begin to wonder if it can survive? A challenging environment. Weave its roots deeply, as well as over concrete & survive? It is concerning.] EDIT: ours is just a newly acquired cutting placed in compost in a pot, presently.

[@robsdiscovery]

Give it a go and find out! 🤷🏻‍♂️ It's roots will probably just creep sideways if they can't go down. They're survivors so I'm sure it'll find a way 😁

[@wemuk5170]

@@robsdiscovery 🙏🙏😊

[@mita694ever]

I brought some I had one purple stem and green and other is more purple is that normal

[@robsdiscovery]

It is 🌿😊

[@Jaytraveler2]

Wonder if you have a collar tree playlist?

[@robsdiscovery]

A collard play list? With all my videos that feature tree collards, you mean? 🌿😆

[@bencooper6616]

Hi Rob, great video! Are there any other 'lazy perennial' vegetables that you recommend? Keep up the great vids! Thanks, Ben

[@robsdiscovery]

Hi Ben, thanks! 🤗 There are but this is the best! I'll add that subject to the list of videos I intend to make this year! 😄 Perennial leeks are pretty good too! As is perpetual spinach! 🌿😋

[@bencooper6616]

@@robsdiscovery Great tips, thanks Rob. And I look forward to the follow up video!! :D

[@tuscan440r]

How have I only just out about Tree Collards?!

[@robsdiscovery]

Another comment under this video prompted me to research my collard further. The one featured in the video has actually accidentally been crossed with Taunton Deane Kale! All the information in the video is still accurate and applicable though 🌿😊

[@tuscan440r]

@@robsdiscovery great thanks, this ideal either way :)

[@danidvdr23]

Amazing!

[@robsdiscovery]

Thanks, Dani 😊

[@joannaloha]

Where are you located? Such a lovely lifestyle! Bon appetit!!

[@robsdiscovery]

The county of Somerset in the South West of England 😊 Thanks! 🌿😋😁

[@joyuna]

Why do you say they shouldn't be planted with strawberries and tomatoes?

[@robsdiscovery]

Brassicas don't mix well with strawberries and tomatoes because they have different nutrient needs and can be susceptible to different pests and diseases. Tomatoes & strawberries prefer a slightly acidic soil, while brassicas like cabbage and broccoli prefer alkaline soil. Also, they attract different pests; brassicas can attract cabbage worms and aphids, while tomatoes & strawberries can attract hornworms and whiteflies.

[@joyuna]

@@robsdiscovery Great info, thank you 😊

[@flowerflower4587]

Great video. Does this collard contain lots of oxalates? I been told if it does to eat it with lemon

[@robsdiscovery]

Thank you very much 😊 This type of collard contains almost zero oxalates. Another one of its myriad charms.

[@SandraHajdic]

Still resisting the slugs???

[@robsdiscovery]

Yep! It's been ten years and not a slug nibble anywhere. I. can't say the same for the woodpigeons though 🙄 They've not touched it until this year but now most of the leaves have had a peck or two! 😄

[@futtocksend8832]

That is Taunton Deane Kale, not Tree Collards. Very interested if you ever got any plants by just planting the leaves. Lol!

[@robsdiscovery]

That's interesting because I have a Taunton Deane Kale too and it looks quite different 🤔 (Not completely different, just a little) But then these collards I have (or plants I'm calling collards! 😄) don't look exactly like any other collards I've seen on the internet either! 🤷🏻‍♂️ It's almost like a cross between the two. My original plant came with a label calling it a tree collard/tree Kale. I must get to the bottom of this! 😄 There's about at 50% success rate with planting the 'ripped' leaves as cuttings.

[@futtocksend8832]

@@robsdiscovery I will give the ripped leaves a go. Many collard/kales have crossed due to being grown in the same environment. I grow Purple Tree Collards as well as Taunton Deane if you ever want to try them.

[@robsdiscovery]

That's kind of you 😊 Whereabouts are you from?

[@WallaceLivingFree]

Oh and why tree colards vs other gardens, I am an off grid nomad, and I need a food garden that needs no care, and i can return to in 2 -3 months and have greens, cheers mate.

[@robsdiscovery]

You're most welcome, Wally. I'm glad to have been of help 😊 Tree collards are just the thing for an off grid nomad! Best of luck 🌱 👍

[@adammusiatewicz2598]

Hi I have some questions 1. How many ducks you have ( drakes and ducks )? 2. Is your green house called geodesic type? I saw you planted avocado, pineapple, lemon. Is it possible to plant in that type of greenhouse the tropical plants? ( f.ex when i'll install the heater?) 3. New film, new film, new film, new film, new film, new film, new film, new film, :-)

[@robsdiscovery]

Thanks for the questions, Adam. They're all good ones. I shall answer them in the next Q&A video :-) Your enthusiasm pleases me :-D I plan to make at least two more videos before Christmas ;-)

[@adammusiatewicz2598]

@@robsdiscovery cool we watch them together with my daughter

[@TruthAndLight4995]

Mine didn’t survive the snow. 😞

[@robsdiscovery]

I'm sorry to hear that 😏

[@mita694ever]

Ar those cuttings a leaf ?

[@robsdiscovery]

They are a leaf, yes. But either stem or leaf (or both!) will grow 🌱

[@mita694ever]

@@robsdiscovery I will try leaf 🩷

[@peterlynchchannel]

3:20 Well surely that would never happen.

[@robsdiscovery]

One would think not! 😆

[@joannathesinger770]

Just a point on proper pronunciation...the emphasis is on the first syllable, not the second. Collard is NOT a French word.

[@robsdiscovery]

Thanks JoAnna, but I didn't pronounce it that way, did I? 🤔 Or are you just letting people know in general? 😄

[@joannathesinger770]

@@robsdiscovery Actually...you DID pronounce it with more of an accent on the 2nd syllable.

[@robsdiscovery]

Oops 🙊 I'll send myself to bed without any supper 😆

[@joannathesinger770]

@@robsdiscovery Just fix your pronunciation in the future.

[@robsdiscovery]

@@joannathesinger770 Perhaps you could watch all my other videos and tell if I'm pronouncing anything else incorrectly? 😁 That'd be a real help 😊