- Eat both leaves and stems
- Perhaps the most decorative and exciting vegetable introduction of recent times. With up to 7 different coloured stems, it is an ideal subject for the flower border! Enjoy its mild, sweet flavour when young, raw in salads or gently steamed.
- A Best Buy variety as recommended by the Gardening Press and Consumer Groups.
- Recommended by Jack Shilley (YoungHort director) in BBC Gardeners World Magazine (January 2015 edition): “Exceptionally easy to grow prior to harvesting. Seed germination is very good and only takes a couple of weeks.”
Sow & Grow: Outdoors: sow thinly April-July, where they are to crop, 2.5cm (1") deep, directly into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Allow 40cm (16") between rows. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Thin seedlings to 15cm (6") apart. Water well until plants are established. Regularly pick a few leaves and stems at a time, without stripping the plants, allowing them to continue growing. Harvest: July-November.