chard 'Bright Yellow'
chard / leaf beet or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Bright Yellow'
A versatile, leafy vegetable that can be cropped early as baby leaves to add colour to salads or left to mature with...
approx 125 seeds
£2.99
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Plant description
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.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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.
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