Heirloom Seeds & Poultry
1878 230th Street, Calamus, IA 52729
(563) 246-2299
SWISS CHARD
Culture the same as beets. This is a wonderful, nutritious treat for poultry and rabbits. Give your animals a treat by sharing the bug eaten and larger leaves with them. When the plants get bug eaten in mid-summer wait and cut to the ground and let regrow about 2 weeks prior to the first Fall frost. You will never know that they were ever insect damaged. Plant as early in the season as the ground can be worked. Sprinkle seeds about 1/2 inch apart and 1/2 inch deep. As the plants develop, thin as needed to be 3 to 4 inches apart. Use the young, tender thinings in salads. Approximately 250- 500 seeds/pkt. depending upon seed size. Pictures were all taken in early November after over a dozen days below freezing and one night down to 16. UPDATED FOR 2024
Culture the same as beets. This is a wonderful, nutritious treat for poultry and rabbits. Give your animals a treat by sharing the bug eaten and larger leaves with them. When the plants get bug eaten in mid-summer wait and cut to the ground and let regrow about 2 weeks prior to the first Fall frost. You will never know that they were ever insect damaged. Plant as early in the season as the ground can be worked. Sprinkle seeds about 1/2 inch apart and 1/2 inch deep. As the plants develop, thin as needed to be 3 to 4 inches apart. Use the young, tender thinings in salads. Approximately 250- 500 seeds/pkt. depending upon seed size. UPDATED FOR 2020​
Barese Dark Green
Barese Dark Green-- Italian variety typically used for baby greens. Pkt. $2.50
Fordhook Giant
Fordhook Giant- 60 days- Standard, dark green leaves, white ribs. This old Burpee variety attends to the test of time and does also hold up well in the heat. Pkt. $1.75
Golden
Golden- 60 days- Yellow stem, smooth stalk, very colorful. PKT. $3.00 LIMIT 1 PKT.
Large Ribbed
Large Ribbed- 65 days- White ribbed smooth stalk, thick green leaves. Large, thick ribs make this an ideal variety where insect damage occurs to the leaves.Those who prefer the ribs to the leaves will appreciate this variety.. Pkt. $1.75
Lucullus
Lucullus- 60 days - A traditional cultivar with tasty ribs and leaves. Ribs and leaves are about equal in proportion. Pkt. $1.75
Orange Fantasia
Orange Fantasia - 65 days - dark green leaves with bright orange stalks, not an old variety but very colorful. As tasty as it is ornamental. Pkt. $2.00
Perpetual
Perpetual- 55 days- very leafy type with not much ribbing. Good substitute for Butter, probably the same variety. Pkt. $2.50
Pink Lipstick
Pink Lipstick - 65 days - savoyed leaves with bright pink stalks, not an old variety but a colorful addition. Pkt. $2.00
Rhubarb Chard
Rhubarb Chard- 60 days- Beautiful and tasty, deep red leaves and bright red stalks up to 2 feet tall. Pkt. $2.00
Silverado
Silverado- 60 days- An improved Lucullus. White stems with dark green, savoyed leaves. Pkt. $1.75
Yellow Canary
Yellow Canary- 60 days- bright yellow ribs. A very colorful variety , decorative as well as tasty Pkt. $2.50
Swiss Chard Mix
Swiss Chard Mix- A mix of the above types for those who would like to try all of them. Pkt. $2.50