55 days. NON-GMO, OPEN POLLINATED, HEIRLOOM.
Pretty enough for the flower garden, this highly flavored heirloom variety has wide stalks and veins that are bright scarlet red and deeply crumpled leaves that are rich dark green. Cook the stalks as you would asparagus and the leaves as you would spinach or enjoy both raw in salads. Rhubarb Chard Swiss chard seeds sown too early in spring cause the plants to bolt quickly.
This reliable old first arrived on the market in 1857 and has been winning fans and feeding families ever since. Swiss chard is a rich source of vitamins A, K, and C, and is an excellent source of minerals, dietary fiber, and protein.
Can be grown in containers as well as be grown as microgreens.