Description
Homegrown and cared for by our TCMGA Demonstration Garden Greenhouse Master Gardener volunteers.
Picture and description may vary from plants purchased. Some plants donated from Master Gardeners may have unknown variety and/or color of plant
Common Name: Swiss, Chard , Silver Beet, Beet Spinach, Seakale Beet, Leaf Beet
Type: Edible Vegetable, Annual Ornamental Foliage Plant
Family: Amaranthaceae
Zone: 3 to 11
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun
Water: Moist, well-drained soil
Maintenance: Moderate
Leaf: Biennial vegetable, shiny, green, ribbed leaves, with stalks ranging from white to yellow to red
Tolerates: Cold tolerant to 20 degrees
Swiss Chard may be harvested in the garden all summer until the first hard frost, and either harvested while the leaves are young and tender( bigger than 4″), or after maturity when they are larger (8 to 12″and have slightly tougher stems. Harvest the outer leaves at the base of the stalk, leaving four to five inner leaves to continue growing. Harvesting is a continual process, as most species produce 3 or more crops. Bothe the leaves and stalks can be eaten raw or cooked.
