Rainbow Chard Vegetable Seeds Packet
Rainbow Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) is a colorful, easy leafy green with stems in vivid red, pink, orange, and yellow, and a mix that includes several heirloom varieties. It is cut-and-come-again, tolerates frost, and is as ornamental as it is edible. Seeds are non-GMO and vacuum-sealed for freshness.
- Plant type: Biennial, grown as an annual
- Height: 18-24 in
- Sun: Full sun; tolerates partial shade
- Days to germination: 7-14
- Days to harvest: 50-60
- Sowing depth: 1/2 to 1 in
- Spacing: 4-6 in between plants, 18-24 in between rows
- Soil: Rich, well-drained loam, pH 6.0-7.0
- Packet: About 30 seeds
How to Grow Rainbow Chard from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Direct sow 2-3 weeks before the last frost, and again through summer. Each seed is a cluster of several seeds, so thin each cluster to one seedling.
Care and Harvest
Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy, and feed with balanced fertilizer or compost for leafy growth. Start picking outer leaves at 8-10 in tall, cutting at the base and leaving the center to regrow.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
US only: Shipping is limited to the US. We're working on expanding!
Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
