Sunset Chard, Organic

Bright yellow stems that vein beautifully into glossy, broad, green leaves.

High Mowing Organic Seeds - Plants are large and uniform, displaying a beautiful bouquet of deep green leaves on cheerful orange stems. Performs well in variable weather, exhibiting exceptional quality as a microgreen, when harvested as a baby leaf and when grown to full size for bunching. Can be mixed with other colors for a classic rainbow appeal.

Characteristics: 

• Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated 
• Bright orange stems 
  
• Gorgeous green leaves 
• 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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