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Lucullus Swiss Chard Seed

Delicious All Summer, Won't Bolt

Pkt of Approx. 200 Seeds for $2.99

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SKU: 14560

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Product Description

Mild and sweet flavor
Heavy yields
Grows until frost

Harvest mild-flavored, sweet, green leaves for months with this flavorful and high-yielding variety. One of the earliest varieties of chard, Lucullus Swiss Chard produces savoyed, dark green leaves on top of pale ivory, celery-like stalks. The leaves can be eaten raw, sautéed or cooked into your favorite recipes while the stems can be cooked into a variety of soups and other dishes. Packed with vitamins, this chard produces heavy yields and does not bolt. It tolerates hot weather and holds well after cutting. Best of all, it keeps growing and producing until frost. 60 DAYS.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
24 - 30 inches.
Spacing
6 - 8 inches between plants and spaced 18 - 30 inches between rows.
Yield
150 pounds per 100 foot row.
Growth Rate
Medium growth rate.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
24 - 30 inches.
Spacing
6 - 8 inches between plants and spaced 18 - 30 inches between rows.
Yield
150 pounds per 100 foot row.
Growth Rate
Medium growth rate.

Botanical NameBeta vulgaris 'Lucullus'

FoliageLight green deeply savoyed leaves with pale ivory stalks.

FormVegetable, greens, chard.

FruitMedium green leaves. White mid-rib. Broad, savoy fringed leaves.

Height24 - 30 inches.

Seed CountApproximately 200 seeds per packet, approximately 1,475 seeds per 1 oz.

Size200 Seed Pkt

Spread8 - 10 inches.

Yield150 pounds per 100 foot row.

Hardiness Zone3-9
Days To Maturity70 Days

Depth1/2 inch.

Germination6 - 10 Days

Growth RateMedium growth rate.

LightFull Sun

Spacing6 - 8 inches between plants and spaced 18 - 30 inches between rows.
Vegetable Direct Sow

Vegetable Direct Sow: Planting Delayed

Vegetable Direct Sow: Planting

Vegetable Direct Sow: Harvesting

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

Shipping Schedule

Seeds

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 10B	1/1/24 - 12/31/25	12/31/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Estimated Ship Date:

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

Shipping Schedule

Seeds

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 10B	1/1/24 - 12/31/25	12/31/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.