Mr Fothergill's 12549 Vegetable Seeds, Chard Bright Lights, Mixed

• Steam stems and treat leaves like spinach
• Pick as baby leaves for colourful salads
• Excellent source of vitamin C
• With up to 7 different coloured stems
• Easy to grow

Product Description Bright lights chard seed by Mr. Fothergill's. Eat both leaves and stems. Perhaps the most decorative and exciting vegetable introduction of recent times. With up to 7 different coloured stems, it is an ideal subject for the flower border. Enjoy its mild, sweet flavour when young, raw in salads or gently steamed. Useful Information: Vitamin C; Dietary fibre; Suitable for contained gardens; Oriental vegetables Sow and Grow: Outdoors: sow thinly April-July, where they are to crop, 2.5 cm (1-inch) deep, directly into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Allow 40 cm (16-inch) between rows. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Thin seedlings to 15 cm (6-inch) apart. Water well until plants are established. Regularly pick a few leaves and stems at a time, without stripping the plants, allowing them to continue growing. Harvest: July-November. Hints and Tips: Plants usually die back through winter, but will 'come again' the following spring, to produce a further early crop before running to seed. Care and Cultivation: Give cloche protection from October onwards to encourage cropping into winter. Box Contains 1x 150 Seeds Pack