Collards (cool-season leafy brassica) is classed hardy in the cited extension guidance. The timing rules below are relative to your local freeze dates — enter a location to turn them into calendar dates.
The rules this site applies
Method
Frost-relative window
Rule & reconciliation
Direct-sow outdoors
2 weeks before the median last spring freeze, up to the freeze date
Purdue: hardy — 4–6 weeks before the last frost; Penn State's earliest sowing Apr 17 (−14 days) is the later start and is used.
Fall planting
8–4 weeks before the median first fall freeze
Purdue Table 2: plant fall collards at least 4–8 weeks before the first fall frost.
Variety assumption: Assumes an average variety (about 70–80 days; Penn State lists 80).
Earliest/latest sowing dates for a May 1 last-frost / Oct 1 first-frost baseline; offsets derived by date difference from May 1. Also days-to-maturity figures.
Hardiness classes: hardy = plant 4-6 wk before last spring frost; semi-hardy = 2-4 wk before; tender = after average last frost; very tender = at least 2 wk after. Table 2: fall planting at least 4-8 wk before first fall frost.