Rainbow Chard is so beautiful to look at that its easy to forget that its real strength is as a vegetable. It is vitamin rich and nutritious and one of the easiest of all vegetables to grow. It only takes about 35 days until baby leaf harvest and 60 days to mature harvest. A prolific grower with a long cropping season, it tolerates poor soil and inattention.
This rainbow mix provides shades of magenta, gold, red, white and green stems topped with green or dark maroon leaves, often with contrasting deep red veins. Not only colorful, the stems and leaves provide delicious flavor packed with nutrition. A welcome addition to vegetable gardens, flower beds and containers.
With its ornamental leaves and stems, it looks just as good in containers and borders as the vegetable plot.
~ planting ~
When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when soil temperature is at least 50° F. Sow as late as 2 months before first fall frost. In USDA zones 6 or warmer, also sow in late summer for fall/winter crop. When to start inside: Not recommended.
~ harvesting ~
Pick the outer leaves as needed when plant is at least 10" tall, and let more leaves grow from the middle of the plant; or, if desired, harvest the whole plant 2" above ground, and it will regrow. Pick very young leaves, 2" - 3" to use fresh in salads.
- all seeds are heirloom, open-pollinated, organic & non-gmo (unless noted otherwise).
- detailed instructions are included with every seed package.
- inquire for discounts available on bulk quantities.
