chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
leaf beet / chard or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Rhubarb Chard'
Eventual height & spread
chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
leaf beet / chard or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Rhubarb Chard'
- approx 100 seeds
- £2.79
- In stock (delivery within 2-3 working days)
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- Seed Packets (only) £2.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Hardiness: hardy annual
A big, sturdy, handsome plant forming clumps of purple-tinged leaves with vivid crimson midribs that glow in sunshine. The taste is rich and earthy – like a cross between beetroot and spinach. Pick leaves young and eat raw for a colourful salad ingredient, or cook leaves and midribs separately as a dual-purpose side vegetable. The midribs make a tasty (and colourful) substitute for celery in cooking.
Sow directly outdoors in a seedbed from March to August. Sow seeds thinly at a depth of 1cm in drills 30cm (12in) apart. For young leaves, thin seedlings to 7cm (3in) apart. For larger chards/leaves thin to 15cm (6in) apart.
