chard 'Bright Yellow'
chard / leaf beet or Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Bright Yellow'
A versatile, leafy vegetable that can be cropped early as baby leaves to add colour to salads or left to mature with glossy leaves and beautiful stems with a 'Bright Yellow' midrib as a feast for the eyes! Easy to grow and cook, use in a stir fry or steam, this award-winning variety has excellent winter hardiness and is slow to bolt.
How to care for chard Bright Yellow:
Chard is easy to care for once established, needing regular watering in dry spells to keep the leaves tender and prevent bolting. Remove weeds around the plants to reduce competition, and apply a mulch to help retain soil moisture.
Harvest outer leaves regularly by cutting them near the base, allowing the central growth to keep producing fresh leaves over a long season. Both young leaves and mature stems can be picked, with frequent harvesting encouraging further growth.
Chard is hardy and will often stand through winter, especially with a little protection, giving a valuable supply of greens when other crops are scarce.
Harvest outer leaves regularly by cutting them near the base, allowing the central growth to keep producing fresh leaves over a long season. Both young leaves and mature stems can be picked, with frequent harvesting encouraging further growth.
Chard is hardy and will often stand through winter, especially with a little protection, giving a valuable supply of greens when other crops are scarce.
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 but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
approx 125 seeds
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