Leaf Beet, Swiss Chard Seeds
£2.30
notes
Reliable and productive, this classic Swiss chard offers deep green leaves with tender white stems, perfect for harvesting young and often. Easy to grow from March onwards, it’s a hardy leaf crop that keeps on giving throughout the summer.
Dimensions
Approx. 175 seeds
Features
notes
Reliable and productive, this classic Swiss chard offers deep green leaves with tender white stems, perfect for harvesting young and often. Easy to grow from March onwards, it’s a hardy leaf crop that keeps on giving throughout the summer.
Insights
Kings Seeds, together with Suffolk Herbs, has been supplying UK growers for over a century. Their heritage of trusted seed curation, now including a wide range of organic and traditional varieties, is grounded in practical excellence and a passion for British growing.
Details
- Sow: March – August
- Harvest: May – October
- Hardy
Planting
- Soil: Moist but well-drained
- Aspect: Full sun
- Position: Open ground or raised beds
Care
Sow direct into drills 1cm deep and 35–40 cm apart. Thin seedlings to 20cm once established. Harvest outer leaves regularly to encourage new growth. Picked young, both the leaf and mid-rib are delicious steamed, sautéed or raw.
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