Candy-apple red stems with dark green, red-veined leaves for baby leaf or bunching.
Great as a true red color in salad mix. CAUTION: Young Ruby Red plants may bolt to seed if exposed to frosts; time sowings to avoid frost on seedlings. Decorticated (rubbed), sized seeds. Packet: 200 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 32 baby, 59 bunching
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Notes:
CAUTION: Young Ruby Red plants may bolt to seed if exposed to frosts; time sowings to avoid frost on seedlings.
Additional Information:
8135 Salad Mix Production (.pdf)
Swiss Chard Comparison Chart
Disease Resistance:
No disease information found.
Growing Information:
Swiss Chard
CULTURE: Soil pH should be over 6.0. Cool and mild weather is preferred, though chard has some heat tolerance.
TRANSPLANTING: See "Beets".
DIRECT SEEDING: Sow beginning midspring and on into midsummer (fall where winter is mild).
BUNCHING: Sow about 6 seeds/ft., 1/2" deep, rows 18-24" apart. Thin to 4-6" apart for larger leaves. Cut for bunching at any stage; new leaves will grow.
SALAD MIX: Sow in a 2-4" wide band, 1" apart, 40 seeds/ft. Clip in about 5 weeks.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: BUNCHING: 300'/oz., 3 1/4 oz./1,000', 4 1/2 lb./acre at 6 seeds/ft. in rows 24" apart.
SALAD MIX: 45'/oz., 11/3 lb./1,000', 39 lb./acre at 40 seeds/ft. in rows 18" apart.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 20,000-40,000 (avg. 30,000).
PACKET: 200 seeds sows 33-34'.
Symbols Explained:
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Grows well in containers Variety does well when grown in a container. |
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Salad Mix Component A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads. |
