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Chard Seeds - Description
- Mix of Swiss Chard Varieties
- AKA Spinach Beet or Leaf Beet
- Packet Size: Approx. 125 Seeds
- Mixture of Vibrant Stem Colours Including
- White, Cream, Yellow, Orange, Pink & Red
- Produces Leaves for Salads
- High Yielding
- Can be Harvested Throughout the Year
- RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
Chard Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sowing Time: Mid Spring through Summer
- Sowing Location: Start under protection
- Can plant or sow directly outside in late Spring
- Space plants 30cm apart or thin later
- Harvest: Most the year - once plants have reached 10cm in height
- Preferred soil: Will do well in average garden soil
- Prefers pH below 6.5
- Requires regular weeding
- Protect against slugs, caterpillars & snails
- Can be harvested for individual leaves or by lifting the entire plant
Chard Seeds - Advantages
- Suitable for growing in containers
- Easy to grow
- Can be used as 'cut and come again' plant
- Offers great colour & variety to a salad
- Great flavour & texture
- Low cost
- Can be grown for Winter greens
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing Time: Sow indoors under cover in mid Spring
- Can be sown in late Summer for Winter greens
- Sowing Location: Indoors, thin & then transplant out later
- Sow in 24 cell seed trays, 3 to 5 seeds per tray, thin later
- Can be sown directly outside in late Spring
- Sowing Depth: 1 inch (2.5cm)
- Using potting compost, soak compost & then sow seeds
- Cover lightly with compost
- Position in a bright, frost free location
- Keep moist
How to Transplant
- Thin 2 weeks after germination to one seedling per cell
- Once large enough to handle you can transplant out into the garden
- Harden off your seedlings first. Place out during the day for a week before planting out
- Space 30cm apart
- Soil: A fertile soil which is high in nitrogen is best
Crop Maintenance
- Chard benefits from a nitrogen rich soil, add fertiliser before transplanting out
- Thining out: Thin to 30cm between plants
- Keep weeded & moist at all times
- If growing for Winter greens, cover rows of crops with cloche, mini tunnel or fleece tunnel
- Protect seedlings from slugs
How to Harvest
- Can be grown as a cut & come again crop
- Harvest once foliage is 10cm tall
- Cut away leaves at base
- Give plants time to recover
- Can be harvested again
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
