>Bambi, Lucinda's right. Watch for volunteers and guard them with your >might. If none appear, you might try Redwood City Seed Co. >(http://www.batnet.com/rwc-seed) that has Couve Tronchuda, that has been >described elsewhere as a gourmet collard, and here as the "finest form of >cabbage"...and that is also known as the "cabbage of seven weeks." It >might be at least close to the right collard. Margaret > Thanks, Margaret. I'll try the seed. Since Grandma's been in the nursing home for the past 3 years, I've looked in her garden for seedlings coming up, but I've not been able to find any. I think I may give these others a try. Bambi--who also loves lobster, but has developed an allergy to shellfish, and can no longer eat any shellfish! What a horrible time it is when we have oyster roasts!