Ruby Red Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla
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59 days - 'Ruby Red' chard produces deep-green, savoyed leaves on candy-apple red colored stems. It is both beautiful and tasty and picked young when the leaves are still small, makes a nice addition to salad blends.
Its attractiveness has resulted in it becoming a popular commercial variety for fresh market sales.
Its attractiveness has resulted in it becoming a popular commercial variety for fresh market sales.
Planting Instructions:
As soon as the soil can be worked in early spring, in a location that has well-drained soil and receives about eight hours of full sun daily, sow seeds ½-inch deep, every 1 to 2-inches, in rows spaced 12 to 24-inches apart.
Cover with loose soil and keep moist until seedlings appear. Water weekly after that and cultivate to control weeds. When plants are 1½ to 3-inches tall, thin plants to eight inches apart.
Start harvesting individual leaves when they are about eight inches in length. The leaves become tough with age.
Cover with loose soil and keep moist until seedlings appear. Water weekly after that and cultivate to control weeds. When plants are 1½ to 3-inches tall, thin plants to eight inches apart.
Start harvesting individual leaves when they are about eight inches in length. The leaves become tough with age.
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★★★★★ Will buy 2 packets next year
By Joe DeMeo on August 16, 2014
By Joe DeMeo on August 16, 2014
Most of the seeds that were planted came up and grew into nice big Chard. I love the color. There were not as many seeds in the packet so next year I will make sure to buy 2 packs!
