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Five Colours, organic seeds

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NOTE! May not be imported into Finland.


Information

Colourful chard mixture with plants that has white, yellow, orange, pink and purple stalks. The leaves are green, purple and bronze. Rainbow is a fireworks display of colour. Unfortunately, some fading of the colour, especially on the red stalks, is caused by cooking. Five Colours and Rainbow chard are similar varieties and the variety we can deliver is due to our seed access. A portion contains about 200 seeds.


 

Product number:6660
Scientific name:Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Botanic family:Amaranth family - Amaranthaceace
Organic:Yes
Days to maturity:55
Lifespan:Biannual
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:May–June
Sowing depth:1–2 cm
Germination time:7–14 days
Plant spacing:10–20 cm
Row spacing:35–50 cm
Height:20–40 cm
Plant location:Sun–partial shade
Harvest/blooming:June–October
Seeds/g:50–70 seeds
Heirloom variety:No

Cultivation advice

Sowing

Sow directly in open ground, 1-2 cm deep when the soil has become a bit warmer. If sown too early in cold soil, the amount of bolting increases.

Spacing

Between plants 10-20 cm and 35-50 cm between rows.

Harvest

Break off the outer leaves at the base, when needed. The leaves are generally used as spinach and the thick stalks can be cooked like asparagus. Chard can be harvested well into autumn and frozen after parboiling or dried in low heat. Covered with organic material, it can overwinter in a large part of the country and provide an early spring harvest before it begins to flower. Small fresh leaves are good raw.

Seed

1 g contains 50-70 seeds. A portion sows several metres. For 100 metres, 30-40 g is needed.
A portion contains about 200 seeds.