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. Excellent for making a beautiful salad or steamed greens. 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 heirloom variety from Australia. An excellent choice for home gardens.

60 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Ruby Red Swiss Chard. The plant produces good yields of dark green shiny leaves with ruby red stalks and veins. It can be steamed, stir-fried, added to lasagna, omelets, soups, and stews, and mixed with other greens. 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. This pole plant produces heavy yields of 9” long by ½” wide, medium-dark green beans. 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. 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. Disease Resistant: R.

60 days. Tetragonia tetragonoides. Open Pollinated. New Zealand Spinach. The plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful, distinctive arrowhead-shaped lime green leaves. It is not true spinach, but the leaves have a similar taste to spinach, and some people think they taste better than spinach. 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 continuously all year, from spring to fall. Unlike regular spinach, it thrives in hot summers and can tolerate droughts. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 597641. A 1772 heirloom from New Zealand.

42 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Bright Lights Swiss Chard. This early maturing plant produces good yields of flavorful burgundy and green leaves. The stems are full of rainbow colors of gold, orange, red, white, and yellow making it a very beautiful plant. Usually used fresh in salads or lightly steamed. Also used as a delightful garnish. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA.

57 days. Brassica rapa. Open Pollinated. Purple Top White Globe Turnip. The plant produces good yields of 4- to 6"- diameter turnips. They are deliciously sweet and tender. Roots are white on the bottom and bright purple on top. Best when harvested at 4 to 6" in diameter. Leaves can be used as greens. Stores well. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 662692. A pre-1880 heirloom variety from the USA.