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  Swiss Chard: Lucullus Swiss Chard (3g, 160 seeds)



 
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Produces nutritious greens from early spring until the first hard freeze in the fall. Unfazed by summer heat.

A very popular variety! Average: 50 days

Detailed planting instructions:

Start planting about 2 to 3 weeks before last expected frost. Sow seeds ½ to 1 inch deep, 2 to 6 inches apart, in rows 18 to 24 apart. Like beets, chard “seeds” produce more than one plant, and so will require thinning. Thin to 6" to 12" spacings.

If you plan to harvest whole plants, make succession plantings through late summer.

Start seed inside for earlier crops, or if you want to arrange different colored plants of the variety ‘Bright Lights.’

Mulch plants to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

You can begin harvesting when leaves reach usable size. Remove a leaf or two from each plant, or cut plants an inch or two above the soil for cut-and-come-again harvest. Avoid damaging the growing point in the center of the plant at harvest.

As plants age, older leaves get tough. Cut plants back to about 3 to 5 inches tall to encourage a flush of new, tender growth.

HARVESTING

Chard will be ready for harvest in 50 to 60 days from sowing. Pick outside leaves as early as three inches long but before leaves grow to10 inches long. Older leaves will have an earthy flavor. Harvest chard on a cut-and-come-again schedule; remove a few outside leaves at time. If you harvest the whole plant, cut it back to about 3 inches above the soil and it will grow back. Chard that over winters can be harvested again the second year.

SAVING SEEDS

Harvest seed stalks as they dry and thresh with a flail or by stomping. After threshed use a ½" and ¼" screen to help with cleaning. Chard seed remains viable for 4-6 years under cool and dry storage conditions.
Features
  • Comes in E-Z Lock resealable, reusable triple-layered foil packets
  • Seeds are open pollinated and can be grown, harvested, and replanted endlessly
  • Dried & sealed airtight for long-term storage
  • Nutritional value: Contains calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and niacin.

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  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
1st order April 6, 2012
Reviewer: Tina Burgard from Leander, TX United States  
I ordered several "greens" seeds as a first order. I had some trouble ordering online, but when I called, a callback was very prompt. Customer service was excellent & my order was shipped & received in record time. I recommend this company.

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Celery seed February 24, 2012
Reviewer: Robin Cameron from Dowelltown, TN United States  
Was sent on time.  Good amount of seed for the moeny, and no I havent had a chance to plant them yet :) Good packaging also.

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Customer Care and Support September 25, 2011
Reviewer: James F. from Elizabethtown, KY United States  
We can’t speak for the products as it is a back-up food plot, but we can speak for the service and customer care and satisfaction.  We cannot speak highly enough about the support or customer care provided by this company.  We will recommend them to anyone and will ONLY order from them in the future.  A very heartfelt “Thank You”, to you and your family for your understanding and support, it has been a well needed back flash to the days gone by of caring for customers.  Take Care and thank you for being you!

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