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Since spider mites are a little tougher to get rid of, you can turn to the big guns if you can’t get rid of them. We suggest organic vegetable liquid fertiliser, appropriately diluted, as the easy alternative. Weeding Swiss chard should be a staple of any vegetable garden. Nutritious and tasty, it comes in a range of vibrant colors that make it worth growing even if you don’t plan on eating it. It’s also a cold weather biennial, which means it can be started early in the spring and counted on not to bolt (usually) in the heat of summer. Keep reading to learn more about Swiss chard seed care and when to sow Swiss chard seeds. When to Sow Swiss Chard Seeds It has grown in Britain since at least 1596, when English botanist, John Gerard, recorded growing it in his famous Herball. Its name comes from the Latin word for ‘thistle’ ( carduus) but the vegetable goes by many alternative names including, silver beet, beet spinach, seakale beet, and leaf beet. It is also commonly referred to as Swiss chard, although since the plant originated in the Mediterranean, this prefix is somewhat misleading. It is thought that the Dutch seed merchants of the 19 th century added the word ‘Swiss’ to differentiate the plant from French spinach varieties. Birds can tear the edges of chard leaves in search of moisture. Cover plants with netting if this has become a problem. Why do the leaves of my chard have white or brown blisters and blotches?Some of the more well-known ones are Silver Beet, Leaf Beet, Seakale Beet, Beet Spinach, Perpetual Spinach, and Ruby Chard.

Harvest throughout the year, although growth will slow in very hot and very cold weather, so quantities will fluctuate. When harvesting, always leave some greenery on the plant so that it can continue to absorb sunlight and convert this into energy for new growth. You can grow a single plant to a small pot though if you want to grow multiple plants in a larger container or in a planter, sow seeds at least 5cm apart and thin later, or simply space the seeds in keeping with the spread of the mature plant in the first place. You too can incorporate Chard into your diet – Mediterranean or otherwise – as a green vegetable that is both industrious and colourful. Finally, season and serve. Squeeze the wilted chard with lemon juice and serve it as a side dish. Find more of my favorite Swiss chard recipes and serving suggestions below! If sowing direct, the seed can be sown at the same depth in drills or holes, but at a spacing of 10–15cm apart and again watered in thoroughly. 4) Growing OnKeep the container in a sunny window or under grow lights where the seedlings will receive light for four hours or more a day. The Chard-growing season will be more constrained in northern regions and in colder zones because you must plant seeds later in the season and you must make your final harvest before the first frost of the season. With directly sown Swiss chard, the seedlings need to be thinned to a final spacing of 30cm to allow the plants room to grow as they mature. Swiss chard seed can be sown directly into the soil from spring until summer or in an unheated greenhouse from a little earlier.

As the new plants mature, continue to keep the soil moist and a layer of mulch can be added around the plants to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds. As a general rule, plant Chard at the top of spring and the end of summer with April and mid-July-to-mid-August being the best time periods. The good news is, it’s a little easier to control slugs in container gardens since the area you need to patrol is usually a bit more, ahem, contained. To get an early start, sow Swiss chard indoors as early as 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date in spring for transplanting out when plants are 3 to 4 inches (7-10cm) tall.

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Tip: You do not have to worry about slugs eating your chard. They dislike this vegetable and tend to avoid it. Find more tips on growing chard here. Swiss chard is a leafy green vegetable that’s renowned for its nutritional value, and it’s popular with gardeners because it is so easy to grow. It is a cut-and-come-again crop that produces for quite some time and is cold hardy too. If you want to grow Swiss chard in your garden, here’s everything you need to know.

Despite being revered in ancient times, chard is a little overlooked these days, which is a shame, as it’s easy to grow, extremely good for you, and beautiful to look at. The multi-coloured stems of the 'Bright Lights' variety are particularly eye-catching and a welcome sight on winter allotments when there is little colour. Swiss chard isn’t too troubled by pests or diseases, but here are a few things to watch out for when you’re tending to your crop. Patches of Discoloration in Your Leaves The damage in this case is caused by the larvae of miner flies. There are numerous different kinds, but chard is generally bothered by Pegomya betae and P. hyoscyami.Swiss chard performs best in full sun but will also tolerate a little shade. The soil should be well drained and amended with plenty of organic matter, namely compost. Further amend the soil with a slow-release organic nitrogen fertilizer, such as blood meal , feather meal or cottonseed meal . The nitrogen will provoke vigorous growth of tender leaves. We all go crazy over spinach and kale, but when was the last time you cooked Swiss chard? This vibrant leafy green is one of my favorite vegetables to work with. It’s endlessly versatile – my go-to Swiss chard recipes range from smoky Mojo bowls to a lemony pasta – and its stems are just as edible as its dark green leaves. Because I think we could all be cooking it more often, I wanted to share a little Swiss chard 101 today. If you’ve never worked with chard before, I hope these tips and recipes will encourage you to try it. And if you’re already a Swiss chard pro, I hope a recipe here will inspire you to prepare it in a new way. There’s no limit to what Swiss chard can do! To help you figure out if your seeds are still viable, refer to the following chart, which indicates the life expectancies of certain types of vegetable seeds stored under ideal conditions. The chart has been modified from D.N. Maynard and G.J. Hochmuth, Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers , 4th Edition (1997).