Silverbeet 'Bright Lights'
Produces vibrant coloured stems in gold, pink, orange, purple, red and white. Leaves are lightly savoyed, and green and bronze in colour.
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Silverbeet or Swiss Chard is a great leafy vegetable, rich in vitamin K and a great plant for your veggie patch. A great antioxidant, to prevent a range of sicknesses. Can also be used as an ornamental feature in the vegie patch.
How to grow silverbeet in a garden
- Step 1: Choose a sunny to part shade spot in your garden with well-drained soil. Add some Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed to help add nutrients to the soil.
- Sow seed direct or if propagating in seed trays use Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water when needed making sure the soil is moist but not wet. Thin seedlings and fertilise with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Harvest by taking leaves off at ground level to promote new foliage. Sow another crop to overlap and ensure continuous harvest.
How to grow silverbeet in a pot
- Choose a decent sized pot; a 300mm pot will be a good start. Fill with a good premium potting mix like Yates Premium Potting Mix organic plant food. Place in a full sun to part shade position.
- Sow direct into the soil planting them in clumps. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once your seedlings have germinated then use the Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Harvest by taking leaves off at ground level to promote new foliage. Sow another crop to overlap and ensure continuous harvest.
Silverbeet 'Compact Deep Green'
An easy to grow compact variety with short, white stems and large, crinkled leaves.
Silverbeet 'Perpetual Green'
An easy-to-grow, spinach-like silverbeet, with smooth leaves and slim, green stalks.
Silverbeet 'Ruby Chard'
This easy to grow silverbeet, with it's attractive, bright red stems, has a distinctive and pleasant flavour.
Growing tips
- Silverbeet like rich organic soils, if you find your soil is acidic, then add some lime which will help it grow to its full potential.
- Try not to overwater as it will lead to fungal diseases, which can cause black spots. You can use Yates Liquid Copper Fungicide Concentrate to treat this problem.
- Check for caterpillars in spring to autumn and spray with Yates Success Ultra Insect Control Concentrate.
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Recommended products
Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed
A certified organic garden input boosted with NZ Seaweed to gently nourish plants, enrich the soil and encourage a strong healthy root system.
Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix
Specially formulated for trouble-free seed raising in trays (or outdoor seed sowing direclty into the ground) and propagation of cuttings.
Yates Premium Potting Mix
A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
Yates Liquid Copper Fungicide - Concentrate
For fruit, vegetables and ornamentals - a unique, easy-to-use, copper fungicide. Forms a protective barrier on your plants to prevent attack from fungal spores and bacteria.
Yates Success Ultra Insect Control - Concentrate
Helps control common caterpillars, thrips, codling moth and tomato potato psyllid. Contains spinetoram derived from beneficial soil bacteria.
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