Description
Grow a rainbow of stem colors — yellow, gold, orange, pink, violet, green, or striped, in addition to the standard white or red. This All-America Selections winner has an improved tenderness and milder chard flavour. Lovely in the landscape, as it is very eye catching, and the stems keep their colors even after light cooking, and have a rich, crisp, peppery bite!! Ht. 18 in. and spreads about 16 in.
Planting Instructions
Seed outdoors as soon as weather and soil conditions permit. Sow seed 1 in. deep, 5-6 seeds per 1 ft. of row, in rows 15-18 in. apart. Later thin plants to 6 in. apart. Cultivate shallowly all season to avoid damaging the shallow roots. Seed outdoors as soon as weather and soil conditions permit.Successive seeding every 10-14 days will provide fresh chard all summer long. Swiss Chard may also be planted in the flower garden as a contrast plant.
