Bright Light Swiss Chard Seeds

Bright Lights is a colorful Swiss chard with broad, strong stems in a rainbow of red, pink, yellow, and white, topped by large, vitamin-rich leaves. A vigorous grower with a long season, it supplies fresh leaves from early summer into fall, and year-round in mild climates, as a cut-and-come-again crop.

At a glance

• Variety: Bright Lights Swiss chard
• Type: heirloom, non-GMO
• Stems: red, pink, yellow, and white
• Height: up to 24 inches
• Sun: full sun
• Spacing: 4 to 6 inches apart
• Planting depth: 1/4 inch, started in trays under lights
• Season: spring or summer

Best for

• Fresh salads with young leaves
• Sauteing and cooked greens
• Container kitchen gardens
• Long-season cut-and-come-again harvests

How to grow

Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in trays under lights and grow on until transplant size. Move to the garden in spring or summer, spacing plants 4 to 6 inches apart in a single row or double wide row block. Maintain a weed-free bed in full sun with adequate moisture and harvest outer leaves regularly.

Flavor profile

Mild and earthy, tender and sweet when young, with colorful stems that stay crisp.

About Papaws Garden Supply

Papaw's Garden Supply is a family-run brand helping the next generation grow with nature, offering heirloom and non-GMO seeds for home gardeners.