SWISS CHARD / SILVERBEET - 20 SEEDS

Swiss chard, also know as silverbeet,  is a biennial plant grown as an annual for its rosette of big crinkly leaves and/or wide crunchy stems.
Chard is also a decorative plant that can be used as an ornamental in the flower garden.
Native to the Mediterranean, it was a popular food even before the days of the Roman Empire. It was once grown exclusively to be eaten at Christmas in the south of France, and constituted the highlight of the Christmas Eve meal. Only the petioles, with a flavor reminiscent of artichoke hearts, were eaten.
It tolerates heat better than spinach does and rarely bolts like spinach will.
Swiss chard grows well regardless of soil type, daylength or temperature.
Chard does best in full sun, although it tolerates partial shade and likes fertile, well-worked soil with good drainage and high organic content. Plant the seeds an inch deep and 4-6 apart. Thin to about a foot apart when the plants are easy to handle.