Swiss Chard Beet Bright Lights Rubbed F1 Hybrid
Arguably the most rewarding crop you can grow! Fast-growing, easy, capable of cropping all year, versatile in the kitchen, nutritious, rarely available in the shops and to top it all - beautiful!
Rainbow chard ‘Bright Lights’ produces vividly coloured stems in a kaleidoscope of pink, yellow, red, white and violet, carrying broad, deep green leaves. It looks fabulous in the veg plot, especially alongside bright annuals.
Best sown successionally and harvested all year whilst still young and tender, autumn plants can be over-wintered with a protective mulch to yield an early spring crop. Both the leaves and the stems can be eaten braised, steamed, sauteed, stir-fried or raw and they’re packed with fibre and nutrients. The only reason you can’t find this excellent vegetable in the supermarket is that it doesn’t store well. Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 40cm (16").
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Arguably the most rewarding crop you can grow! Fast-growing, easy, capable of cropping all year, versatile in the kitchen, nutritious, rarely available in the shops and to top it all - beautiful!
Rainbow chard ‘Bright Lights’ produces vividly coloured stems in a kaleidoscope of pink, yellow, red, white and violet, carrying broad, deep green leaves. It looks fabulous in the veg plot, especially alongside bright annuals.
Best sown successionally and harvested all year whilst still young and tender, autumn plants can be over-wintered with a protective mulch to yield an early spring crop. Both the leaves and the stems can be eaten braised, steamed, sauteed, stir-fried or raw and they’re packed with fibre and nutrients. The only reason you can’t find this excellent vegetable in the supermarket is that it doesn’t store well. Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 40cm (16").
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