Swiss Chard Vegetable Seeds

Chard is a leafy green vegetable often used in Mediterranean cooking. In the Flavescens-Group-cultivars, the leaf stalks are large and are often prepared separately from the leaf blade.

Common name: silverbeet, perpetual spinach, spinach beet, crab beet, bright lights, seakale beet, and mangold
Color: green
Bloom time: Non-flowering
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Difficulty level: easy to grow

Planting & Care
The vining varieties require a support structure as some can get 15 feet tall. All plants prefer sun to light shade sites with well-draining and moderately fertile soil. Install the plant in the ground at the same level it was growing in the nursery pot. Most plants are grafted onto the common rootstock because of its superior hardiness.

Sunlight: Full sun to part shade

Soil: well-drained soil

Water: Medium

Temprature: 40 F to 95 F

Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer

Care:

• Plants do not thrive in Zones 9 to 10 without a period of refrigeration; they need a cold, dormant period.
• Select a site with soil that drains well.
• How can you tell? After a good rain, find a spot that is the first to dry out.
• Water trapped beneath the scales may rot the bulb, so a well-drained site is essential.
• Also, select a site that gets full sun.