Description
Ruby Red Swiss Chard is an easy-to-grow plant with a hearty yield over multiple seasons. The tender, sweet, rhubarb-like stalks of this organic Swiss chard are ruby red.
This ruby red organic Swiss chard has a high level of antioxidants and minerals, making it an excellent source of nutrition. The bright color extends into the leaf veins of the dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. It's delicious in salads or cooked. These very ornamental plants reach 18 to 24 inches in length!
- Color: Red | Green
- Fill Weight (grams): 1.6 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 60 - 70
- Flavor: Sweet, earthy tastes.
- Preparation Ideas: Steam with other greens or add to salads.
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Tolerance: Drought|Heat|Humidity
- Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
- Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sowing Info
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
- Planting Depth: 0.25"
- Seed Spacing: Plant your Organic Ruby Swiss Chard seeds roughly 6" apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 20" apart.
- Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Description
Ruby Red Swiss Chard is an easy-to-grow plant with a hearty yield over multiple seasons. The tender, sweet, rhubarb-like stalks of this organic Swiss chard are ruby red.
This ruby red organic Swiss chard has a high level of antioxidants and minerals, making it an excellent source of nutrition. The bright color extends into the leaf veins of the dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. It's delicious in salads or cooked. These very ornamental plants reach 18 to 24 inches in length!
- Color: Red | Green
- Fill Weight (grams): 1.6 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 60 - 70
- Flavor: Sweet, earthy tastes.
- Preparation Ideas: Steam with other greens or add to salads.
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Tolerance: Drought|Heat|Humidity
- Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
- Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sowing Info
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
- Planting Depth: 0.25"
- Seed Spacing: Plant your Organic Ruby Swiss Chard seeds roughly 6" apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 20" apart.
- Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.