This Kultursaat-selection Glatter Silber 3 is a classic swiss chard with broad silvery white stems and dark green leaf. Robust, tall growing variety with good yields. With protection can also be overwintered. A particularly bolt resistant selection. Also available as calibrated seed.
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Characteristics
Suitable for growing: open ground, under glassLeaf colour: dark greenStem colour : whiteWidth of leaf stem : broad
Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 18-20 °CPlanting distance: swiss chard ca. 40 x 30 cm
perpetual spinach 25-30 x 25 cm
Optimal amount of plants: swiss chard 8-9 plants/m²
perpetual spinach 13-15 plants/m²
Sowing depth: ca. 3 cmAmount of seed needed: swiss chard: 50-60 g/a; 8-10 seeds per running metre
perpetual spinach: 100-200 g/a; 30-40 seeds per running metre
At the Walsegarten farm, Sebastian Vornhecke propagates seeds based on biodynamic principles. The farm is located in Dietzenrode, at the western edge of Thuringia near the Werratal, approximately 30 km south of Göttingen. The surrounding landscape is shaped by the forested ridges of the Hainich.
Gärtnerei Piluweri
The Demeter farm Piluweri is located in Müllheim-Hügelheim in the Rhine Valley and the foothills of the Black Forest, with a mild climate suitable for viticulture.
Waldhof / Thomas Mauer
Thomas Mauer propagates seeds at the Demeter-certified Waldhof farm in Kassel, situated beneath the eastern escarpment of the Habichtswald.