Silverbeet Rainbow - seed
Fancy a little colour with your greens? This rainbox mix is easy & fast to grow, add tender young leaves to salads or steam mature leaves for a nutritious side dish. Good companion plants for onion, lavender, and a lovely ornamental plant too, even if you don't eat vegetables!
Silverbeet Rainbow - seed
Beta vulgaris
DESCRIPTION: Leafy green also known as rainbow chard. Bright Lights has stems of yellow, red, orange and the regular white.
PLANTING: Sow year-round in most parts of Australia avoiding winter in southern states. Sow seeds into seed raising mix or direct & thin to 2-3 plants at approx 5cm in height. Plant in full sun for early harvest and strong growth.
USE IN: Use young leaves and stems in salads and gently steam or add to stir-frys the mature leaves.
CARE: Mulch plants to retain moisture in the soil. Provide pleanty of water regularly to avoid the leaves becoming bitter. For a bumber crop of fresh leafy greens apply liquid fertiliser every two weeks.
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HEIGHT |
PLANT SPACING |
SOW DEPTH |
GERMINATION |
HARVEST |
| 50-70cm | 40cm | 12mm | 10-14 days | 8-12 weeks |
Contains 150 seeds.
| Plants For State | ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC |
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| In Stock | NOW |
