Beta Vulgaris var. Cicla

History:
Swiss chard colors—ruby red, pink, orange, yellow, and silver—date back thousands of years. This selection offers a uniform distribution of rib colors with deep green crumpled leaves of fine flavor.

Habit:
Upright plants produce leaves that can be used fresh or cooked like spinach. Cut leaves one inch above ground and new leaves will form, allowing continuous harvest all season until frost.

Culture:

Plant seed outdoors as soon as the ground can be prepared.
Plant in rows 18 inches apart, spacing seeds 1 inch apart.
Can also be broadcast in beds.
Cover seed with ½" of fine soil, well pressed down.
Keep moist until seeds sprout.
When plants are 3–4 inches tall, thin to 4 inches apart.
Can be planted all summer long.
Matures in 50 days.