Spinach Swiss Chard Mix Seeds

Grow a colourful Swiss chard mix with red, pink, yellow and orange stems set against deep green leaves.

Grow it successfully: Read the mixed-stem Swiss-chard Grow Guide.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Mixed-stem Swiss chard, normally grown as an annual leafy vegetable; not true spinach.
• Scientific Name: Beta vulgaris var. cicla mixed cultivars; exact component proportions are not supplied.
• General Sowing Time: Best in cool to mild weather; a longer regional window than true spinach where irrigation is reliable.
• Position: Full sun in mild weather; morning sun with afternoon shade in very hot areas.
• Seed Form: Raw multi-embryo seedballs; this is not proof that a particular lot is untreated.
• Pretreatment: None required. Sow dry and thin clustered seedlings.
• Sow Depth / Light: Cover 10 mm; light is not required before emergence.
• Germination: 7–14 days; aim for 13–24°C soil. Emergence declines above about 27°C.
• Spacing: 7 cm for baby leaves and thinnings; 20–30 cm for mature leaves and coloured stalks; rows 30 cm apart.
• Growth Form: Upright leafy crowns with mixed stalk colours; no support or pinching.
• Days to Harvest: Packet-listed mature harvest in 60–65 days; harvest baby leaves earlier.

Why Grow This Variety

• The mix adds an eye-catching range of stem colours to both the garden and the plate.
• Tender leaves and crunchy stems give you useful contrast in texture.
• It combines a striking garden display with produce for salads and cooked dishes.

Garden Uses

Use the tender leaves in salads, or cook the crunchy stems in stir-fries and steamed dishes.

Growing Notes

• Sow each raw seedball 10 mm deep and expect that one seedball may produce several seedlings.
• Cut extras at soil level. Retain 7 cm spacing for baby leaves or 20–30 cm for mature leaves and stalks, with 30 cm between rows.
• Keep soil evenly moist, pick the oldest outside leaves and leave the central crown intact for regrowth.
• The mix is covered as Swiss chard; no fixed cultivar names or proportions are claimed without a supplier specification.
• Do not eat seed; follow any treatment warning on the purchased packet or lot label.

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