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The standard for rainbow chard, Bright Lights is a mix of many colours including red, pink, orange, yellow, and white. Leaf colour ranges from glossy bright green to dark green and bronze.
The standard for rainbow chard, Bright Lights is a mix of many colours including red, pink, orange, yellow, and white. Leaf colour ranges from glossy bright green to dark green and bronze. You can choose the colours you’d like to grow out when thinning or start indoors to transplant the combination of your choosing. Suitable for growing all season long with good tolerance to bolting. Less frost hardy than other chard varieties.
Latin
Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Family: Amaranthaceae
Difficulty
Easy
Season & Zone
Season: Cool season
Exposure: Full sun
Timing
Direct sow any time from early spring to mid-summer. Chard is moderately winter hardy and may perform into the following spring where winters are mild. Optimal soil temperature: 10-30°C (50-85°F). Seeds should sprout in 7-14 days.
Starting
Sow seeds 1cm (½”) deep, spaced 10-30cm (4-12″) apart in rows 45cm (18″) apart.
Days to Maturity
From direct sowing.
Matures 55 Days
Growing
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5. Swiss chard prefers loose, deep, and fertile soil that is rich in organic matter. Plenty of consistent moisture is required, especially as plants grow larger. It grows best in full sun, but will tolerate light shade in summer. A liquid fertilizer or compost tea applied twice during summer will keep chard growing well.
Harvest
For salad mix, seed more densely and cut as baby leaves. Cut individual mature stalks using the large outer ones first.
Seed Info
In optimal conditions at least 75% of seeds will germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100′ row: 220 seeds, per acre: 64M seeds.
Companion Planting
Beans, Brassicas, and onions make the best companions for chard.
