Description
Bright Lights is a 1998 All-America Award Winner Beta vulgaris Swiss chard with green, moderately savoyed leaves and vibrant veins. This packet holds 75 seeds, enough for a 10-15 foot single row.
Sow 1/2 inch deep outdoors from mid-spring into early summer when soil is at least 50ºF, 3-4 seeds every 10-18 inches, then thin to the strongest seedling. Sprouts in 5-10 days at 70-85ºF soil. For fall harvest sow 40-50 days before first fall frost. Remove outer leaves from 4-6 inches for baby greens. Plant outside after frost.
Features
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AAS winner variety
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Mix of red, orange and yellow stems
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Use young raw or cook mature leaves
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Good for ornamental edible garden
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Fall harvest sowing
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Seed count: 75 seeds
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Germination: 5-10 days
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Pollination: Open pollinated
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Sowing depth: 1/2 inch deep
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Plant spacing: 10-18 inches apart
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Botanical name: Beta vulgaris
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Days to maturity: 50 days
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Germination temperature: 70-85ºF
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Seller: Seed & Bulb















