Chard Seed (Also Leaf Beet, Spinach Beet, or Perpetual Spinach)
We are very fond of Chard, it provides a great cooked green for nearly all of the year, easier than spinach. One of our ‘must have’ crops, such a good return from even a little space.
Candy-Striped Chard
This strain is grown for us by Trill Farm Organic Garden, and they have selected for a small amount of yellowy-orange stem colour in some of the plants for a bit of added interest.
You'll mostly get pink and white stripes, but with a few rainbow-orange as well!
approx 200 seed, organic. £2.99
Fordhook Giant Chard
Large glossy dark green leaves and wide white stems - a productive plant with tender leaves that reduce less on cooking than other similar greens. Very good value, cropping over a long period.
The unusual thing about this particular strain is that it has very sweet stems. Its nice to eat straight off the plant in the garden, and the stems are also noticably sweet when cooked.
Great in stir-fries & stews too. Dark green, medium white stem.
250 seed £2.19
Golden Chard
A fantastic new chard bred specially for home gardeners. We liked it in our trials because it has really strong colouring on its stems, as well as a good texture and flavour.
The leaves are a nice deep green, and it is very vigorous, making lots of leaves. The deep gold stalks even keep their colour well after cooking.
Very beautiful, as well as tasty. Seed grown for us by Trill Farm Garden.
at least 100 seed, organic. £3.24
Leaf Beet (aka ‘Perpetual Spinach’)
This variety of chard is bred to have minimal stem (and maximum leaf) for picking and cooking like spinach. Great for repeated cutting and one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for a a small space. A sowing in late spring can provide greens for almost a whole year, until the plants bolt the following spring.
Light green leaves, minimal stem
300 seed £2.10
Orange Sunset Chard NEW
We have a lovely orange chard for you to try this year, small-batch organic seeds from the seedhouse of DeBolster, who specialise in breeding varieties for home-garden growers. Glowing orange-yellow stems and dark-green leaves, this has been selected for cold hardiness, resisting light frosts overwinter.
What a colour!
about 150 seed, organic. £2.89
Pink Passion Chard
An amazing chard with shocking pink stems, and succulent dark green leaves.
It was thought to be extinct, but was rescued from a single packet by the dedicated people at Wild Garden Seeds, and after several years’ work, was available again. Now they are retiring, we have taken over its maintenance, growing what we can each year. We love it because not only is it tasty & productive, it is just beautiful to look at in the garden.
Shocking Pink! Back from the brink of extinction; just a small harvest each year.
at least 80 seed, organic. £3.29
Rhubarb-Red Chard
An extremely striking chard with bright rhubarb-red stems and contrasting dark leaves, it does well in the UK climate.
Bred for home gardeners, this is really beautiful in the veg patch and a row of it makes a great decorative broder.
approx 180-200 seed, organic. £2.55