3 varieties of full sun vegetable seeds to sow in your home garden. Although Swiss Chard is a biennial, it is often grown as an annual and the whole leaves are harvested at any stage of growth as a salad green or to add to a variety of foods. Succession planting will allow a perpetual harvest of these tender vegetables. These plants grow well in indoor container and hydroponic gardening systems as well as in traditional in-ground gardens outdoors.

• Fordhook Swiss Chard - Fordhook is the classic Swiss Chard variety, with dark green leaves on tender white stalks. It is delicious when harvested at baby stage as a salad green as well as when when fully mature as a cooked vegetable. This versatile heirloom produces well from spring until winter. It is often used as poultry feed.
• Rainbow Swiss Chard -Rainbow Swiss Chard has dark green leaves with an assortment of green, white, magenta, and yellow stalks to add some color to the kitchen table and the garden. The variety of chards all have familiar beet flavor. This mix will perform well spring, summer, and fall, even standing up to hot weather.
• Ruby Red Rhubard Swiss Chard - This beautiful Swiss Chard variety has brilliant red stems contrasting with dark green leaves that reach up to 2 feet tall. Harvest it at baby stage as a salad green and also steamed or sauteed. This cultivar grows best in cooler weather, being more frost tolerant than other varieties.

This collection includes 3 packets of Swiss Chard seeds including:

Fordhook Swiss Chard (pkg. wt. 1.5G) is a leafy vegetable with large, crinkly, dark green leaves and thick, white stems. It has a slightly earthy taste, similar to fresh beets. 
Ruby Red Rhubarb Swiss Chard (pkg. wt. 1.5G) is a variety of Swiss chard with red stems and veins and dark green leaves. It has a slightly sweet and tangy flavor and is often used in salads or as a garnish. 
Rainbow Swiss Chard (pkg. wt. 1.5G) is a colorful mix of Swiss chard with stems that range from red to yellow to orange. It has dark green leaves with a slightly bitter taste. Rainbow Swiss Chard can be used in a variety of dishes, from soups and stews to sautés and gratins.