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In stockBeta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens
Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant
£2.25per packet
Buy 2, get a 3rd free
Very tasty with large dark green, savoyed leaves and a broad white rib. A good alternative to spinach with the advantage that the leaves retain their volume when cooked. Very easy to grow - leaving the row to its own devices will still yield a large crop.
- Family
- CHARD
- Packet content
- 150 seeds
- Light level
- Full Sun
- Growth habit
- Biennial
- Hardiness rating
- H4
- Pollinator-friendly
- No
- Moisture
- Moisture retentive
- Region of origin
- Mediterranean or Canary Islands
- Colour
- White
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