Heritage Silver Beet Five Color

History

All the colors of Swiss Chard; ruby red, pink, orange, yellow and silver date back 1000’s of years. This selection provides a uniform distribution of colors on the ribs with deep green crumpled leaves of fine flavor.

Habit

Upright plants produce leaves that are used fresh or cooked like spinach. Cut leaves 1” above the ground and new leaves form allowing continuous harvest all season long 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” tall, thin spacing plants 4 inches apart. Can be planted all summer long. Matures in 50 days.