50 Swiss Chard Ruby Red - Beta vulgaris var. cicla - Vegetable Seeds

Beta vulgaris var. cicla Seeds

Swiss Chard Ruby Red

Chard (also known as Swiss chard) is a member of the beet family that can be successfully grown as a vegetable green. It is planted early because the seedlings are tolerant to moderate frost. Chard will produce fresh greens throughout the summer. The large, fleshy leafstalks may be white or red with broad, crisp, green leaf blades. The leaf blades are prepared like spinach, and the midribs (or stalks) may be cooked in the same manner as asparagus. Chard is an attractive ornamental that adds to the beauty of a garden. Many gardeners like to grow chard because it is usually not available in food markets, and it yields well with few production problems. The Swiss Chard Ruby Red plant produces good yields of dark green shiny leaves with brilliant ruby red stalks and veins. Excellent for salads and steamed with others greens. Plant yields all summer long into autumn. Ruby Red Chard is a great addition to salads, is delicious when steamed and is excellent for wrapping your cabbage rolls!! It grows to 60cm tall and takes 60 days to reach maturity.

Both the leaves and the stalks are very ornamental and 'Ruby Red' is great in a vegetable or cottage garden, or in an ornamental bed or border. It is especially attractive when grown with plants whose colors call attention to the red coloring.

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