Rainbow
Rainbow is a colourful mixture made up of four varieties of swiss chard (yellow stemmed, red with green leaf, purple with green leaf and orange stemmed with red leaf). Vigorous and healthy. They are selected for their glowing clear colours and excellent taste. Cut young can be included in Baby Leaf mixes. Also available as calibrated seed.
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Characteristics
Suitable for growing: open groundLeaf colour: green, redStem colour : coloured: red, purple, orange, yellowWidth of leaf stem : mid broad
Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 18-20 °CPlanting distance: swiss chard ca. 40 x 30 cm perpetual spinach 25-30 x 25 cm perpetual spinach 13-15 plants/m² perpetual spinach: 100-200 g/a; 30-40 seeds per running metre
bred by

Christina Henatsch
Current breeding location: Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Biodynamically cultivated varieties from Christina Henatsch:
chive Gonzales, spinach beet Pirol and Rainbow (mixture of Roscho, Pirol, Salimo, Limago), carrot Solvita and Filia, salad Lucinde, leek Philomene, french beans Birgit, broccoli Rasmus and Floris, spinach Thorin
