Vegetables
Swiss Chard 'Rainbow'
Beta vulgaris
Easy-to-grow ornamental chard. Pick the baby leaves for a salad, or leave stems to mature and enjoy them cooked. A useful addition to the vegetable garden, as well as attractive growing among flowers in the border. Can be harvested well into autumn.
- Position
- Full sun
- Height
- 45cm
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
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Sow outdoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow directly where they are to grow from March-July in a well-prepared, moist soil. Sow finely in rows 1cm deep, 5cm apart, with 45cm between the rows. Thin out when seedlings are large enough to handle, to 15-25cm apart. Alternatively, sow in modules and plant out as gap-fillers or in containers.
Aftercare
Keep well-watered if conditions are dry. Remove flowers as they develop to prolong the production of fresh leaves.
Gallery
Ref. SES022