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Swiss Chard Seeds

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Useful gardening infomation

Planting Tips:Seeds are scattered in the row 1/2 to 1 inch deep. In home gardens or market gardens, chard seedlings should be thinned to a 3-inch spacing between plants. Thinnings can be eaten cooked, or raw in salads. Rows should be spaced 2 to 3 feet apart. One standard packet of seed will plant 25 feet of row; one ounce will plant 100 feet. The closer spacing allows the foliage to shade the soil better and helps prevent germination of warm season grassy weeds.

Informative articles found on the web:

How to grow Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard Recipes

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Seeds

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4BUR67 Burpee's Rhubarb Chard ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
Crimson stalks with glossy green, crinkled leaves.
60 days. Burpee bred. Easy to grow; eat it like spinach or beet greens. Pick from late spring till winter. Proven tops for performance, flavor and wide adaptability. Grows best in full sun, tolerates partial shade.

  6g pack $1.99

Z2810 Lucullus
Tasty All Summer, Won't Bolt.
Mild and sweet! Savored leaves top pale ivory celery-like stalks on the Lucullus Swiss Chard Greens.
This is the most popular variety of Swiss Chards. Named after the Roman general of the same name. Heavily crumpled with wide, broad white ribs about 20 inches tall. Tolerates hot weather and grows until first frost. Heavy producing plant with good flavor.52 days.

  3.25g pack $2.15

TPF212 Five Color Silverbeet ( Bright Lights )
A beautiful Chard, its colors are brilliant (pink, yellow, orange, red and white.) This chard originated in Australia. Very mild, ornamental, and tasty. Great for market growers and specialty markets and pretty enough to plant in the flower garden, so delicious, one of our favorite greens! (Sold in stores as "Bright Lights")

  1/2 Tablespoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

1A032 Perpetual Chard
50-60 days. This European chard is smaller than the garden chard that is commonly seen in America but it is much more productive, with smooth dark green leaves and slender green stems. It is drought and frost tolerant and slow to bolt. It produces a long perpetual harvest. If you only plant one salad green in your garden this year, it should be Perpetual Chard.

  4.5g Package ( several hundred seeds ) $2.25

1A334 Burgundy Swiss Chard
Gourmet rhubarb type, burgundy stems, dark green leaf with red veins, tender, great for patio container, 60 days.

  1.5g Package ( about 75 seeds ) $2.25

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