chard 'Bright Yellow'

chard / leaf beet or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Bright Yellow'

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chard 'Bright Yellow'

chard / leaf beet or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Bright Yellow'

  • approx 125 seeds
  • £2.99
  • In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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  • Seed Packets (only) £2.95
  • Named Day £10.95
  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Hardiness: hardy annual

    A versatile, leafy vegetable that can be cropped early as baby leaves to add colour to salads or left to mature with glossy leaves and beautiful stems with a 'Bright Yellow' midrib as a feast for the eyes! Easy to grow and cook, use in a stir fry or steam, this award-winning variety has excellent winter hardiness and is slow to bolt.

  • Growing instructions: Sow directly outdoors in a seedbed from March to August. Sow seeds thinly at a depth of 1cm in drills 30cm apart. For young leaves, thin seedlings to 7cm apart. For larger chards/leaves thin to 15cm apart.

  • Sow: March to August

  • Harvest: June to October

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