D.T. Brown Silverbeet Fordhook Giant

Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Tremendously popular in Europe as well as Australia! This tasty, versatile and easily grown vegetable will provide a continuous crop. Cook the stalks and eat as celery – the rich leaves as spinach.

We hope you enjoy these vegetable seeds, just another great example of vegetable seeds from Mr Fothergill’s!

How To Grow
Drop a few seeds every 40cm (16in) in rows 12mm (half-inch) deep and 30cm (1ft) apart. Thin out to one plant every 40cm (16in). Keep well watered.

When To Plant
Early Spring through to early Autumn.

Harvest
8-12 weeks from sowing.
Sow
Spring, Summer, Autumn