Improved Rainbow Blend Chard, Swiss Chard, Organic

High Mowing Organic Seeds - Improved Rainbow Blend Chard, Striking improved blend of red, pink, white, yellow and gold stems.

Upright habit makes for clean production and easy harvesting. Color intensity is not as well defined early on; mostly pink, red and white at baby stage. Grow to full size for a dazzling display at market!

Characteristics: 

• Narrow to broad stems
• Upright, easy to harvest
• Open-Pollinated
• 30 days baby, 60 days full size 
  
• 1/16 oz approx. 90 seeds per packet 

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in mid-spring through mid-summer and into fall in warmer regions. The transplant can be started indoors or in a cold frame 4-6 weeks before planting. Grows best in full sun but tolerates partial shade. 

Plant 4-8" apart depending on desired leaf size 

Plant 1/2" Deep

Plant Rows 18-24" apart (or can be grown closer if you like the leaves smaller and harvest for salads vs cooking - we start out at 10" spacing for late spring leaves to munch on then pull up every other one to grow them larger)

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