Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds

60 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Rainbow Swiss Chard. The plant produces good yields of Swiss Chard leaves in shades of red, orange, purple, yellow, and white. A popular Swiss Chard variety, prized for its vibrant multicolored stems—typically red, orange, yellow/gold, pink, purple, and white—paired with dark green to bronze, often savoyed (crinkled) leaves. Excellent for salads; larger leaves and stems are great sautéed, steamed, braised, in soups, stews, stir-fries, gratins, or as a spinach substitute. Many keep their color even after cooking. It can make a great border for your flower garden. Also known as Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from Australia. 

60 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Ruby Red Swiss Chard. The plant produces high yields of dark green, shiny leaves with ruby-red stalks and veins. A popular Swiss Chard variety, prized for crinkled, savoyed leaves and vivid candy-apple to deep ruby-red stalks, midribs, and veins. It has a mild flavor and is sweeter than many other chards. It can be steamed, stir-fried, added to lasagna, omelets, soups, and stews, and mixed with other greens. Bolt Tolerant. Suitable for container gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 32680. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean Seeds. This pole plant produces heavy yields of 9” long by ½” wide, medium-dark green beans. It is a classic heirloom pole bean variety prized for its vigorous growth, high yields, and versatile use. This is one of the all-time favorites for the home garden. It is said to be the best pole bean that can be found. Great for fresh eating, canning, freezing, or drying as shell beans. This heirloom was introduced in Kentucky just before the Civil War. Suitable for small and square-foot gardens. Requires trellis. It was originally marketed as Texas Pole Beans, but was renamed in 1877. Also known as Old Homestead Beans. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549742. A variety from the USA. 

1998 All-America Selections Winner! 42 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Bright Lights Swiss Chard. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of flavorful burgundy and green Swiss Chard leaves. A popular Swiss Chard variety, prized for consistent growth, strong bolt resistance across colors, and use as both an edible crop and an ornamental plant in gardens or containers. It is widely regarded as the gold standard for multicolored chard. It features lightly to nicely crinkled, glossy green or bronze leaves with colorful stems in gold, pink, orange, red, white, purple, and pastel or multicolored striped variations, making it a very beautiful plant. Usually used fresh in salads or lightly steamed. Also used as a delightful garnish. Suitable for container gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA.

60 days. Tetragonia tetragonoides. Open Pollinated. New Zealand Spinach Seeds. The plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful, distinctive arrowhead-shaped, lime-green leaves. A popular spinach variety, prized for its ability to produce continuously in hot climates. It is not true spinach, but the leaves taste similar to spinach, and some people think they taste better. It produces small, thick, tender, dark green triangular leaves. Perfect for stir-fry, spinach pies, and garlicky spinach recipes. The more you cut them, the more they will produce. This variety produces year-round, from spring to fall. Unlike regular spinach, it thrives in hot summers and tolerates drought. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Botanist Sir Joseph Banks collected it during Captain Cook’s 1768–1771 voyage and introduced it to European gardens as a warm-weather alternative to spinach. An excellent choice for home gardens.  United States Department of Agriculture, PI 597641. A 1772 heirloom from New Zealand.

60 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Lucullus Swiss Chard. The plant produces good yields of delicious green leaves with white ribbed stems. This popular Swiss Chard variety is prized for its mild, sweet flavor; high nutritional value, rich in Vitamins A and C; heat and cold tolerance; and long harvest season. It is considered one of the best-tasting white-stemmed chards. It has a mild, sweet flavor similar to spinach and less bitter than many greens. Great fresh in salads, soups, lightly steamed, sautéed, or braised. It won't bolt in the summer heat. Bolt Resistant. Cold Tolerant, Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6346. A 1914 heirloom variety from the USA.