chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
leaf beet / chard or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Rhubarb Chard'
A big, sturdy, handsome plant forming clumps of purple-tinged leaves with vivid crimson midribs that glow in sunshine. The taste is rich and earthy – like a cross between beetroot and spinach. Pick leaves young and eat raw for a colourful salad ingredient, or cook leaves and midribs separately as a dual-purpose side vegetable. The midribs make a tasty (and colourful) substitute for celery in cooking.
Sowing instructions:
Sow directly outdoors in a seedbed from March to August. Sow seeds thinly at a depth of 1cm in drills 30cm (12in) apart. For young leaves, thin seedlings to 7cm (3in) apart. For larger chards/leaves thin to 15cm (6in) apart.
Eventual height:
0.6m
Eventual spread:
0.45m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
approx 100 seeds
was £2.79
now £2.37
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