Swiss chard – Perpetual spinach – Rainbow chard is a fantastic vegetable to grow. It has both ornamental and nutritional qualities as well as being fairly hardy, and if protected over winter can be a vital source of fresh veg during the hungry gap. Expand for more…
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Beautiful chard. Love your videos. thank you.
Hi , tell me somethig pls. In the winter time you get the hay up ? or you leave it over winter ?
Great video we've been growing swiss chard for many years. In our area we have a serious problem with leaf miners damaging the plants. This year we bought some floating row covers to protect the plants from the moths who lay their eggs and so far it's working like a charm.
110 degrees here and my swiss chard is wilting and losing leaves! still alive tho. got another 50 days of this!
I find it really hard to grow good chards as the area where I live is very hot in the summer and summers are long.
Although I water well they get scorched and do not grow green and lush. Next season I will try the straw method and see how it goes. I will let you know.
Loli from Spain
Thanks
What kind of weather need to grow Swiss chard ?
I like this guy he is really good and very knowledgeable but he is very long-winded. He should just get right to it and show you as it going along but to talk for that long period of time and then go to it it just wears your audience out. Keep up the good work you're not standing Gardner
It bolted the next season. Seeds galore.
Thanks for the info, my first year growing chard this year, so a very handy video.
I love your channel Hugh
Does anybody find a straw/grass mulch in a wet climate like Scotland would create a habitat for slugs?
Good job
Eat the stems! Wow. Don't toss them away. They are fantastic!
Swiss Chard arrived today ! All thanks to you Huw, great book 🙂
Thanks ., great video.. I got 2 of them in my garden !!!!
Love Swiss Chard, especially the stems!
Can Swiss Chard grow in a tropical climate.
Does the yellow Swiss chars taste different to the red color one?
Great video
For better plant production add in some ericaceous soil( swiss chard like a low pH soil -5.5pm) and remember you can eat the stem and leaf. the leaf makes a good spinach substitute.
If it is your first time ever trying swiss chard then grow the white variety as they have a much more dedicated flavour.
My mom used to cook chard up with some delicious hillshire farms polska kielbasa….so good!
Thank you so much for the helpful information! I really appreciate your advice about experimenting and enjoying the freedom of being creative in your garden. Thank you!
Growing mine hydroponically in my bedroom under lights, it’s looking great but only about 6” tall and though lush the stems are still very slim and tender looking. How long before I can get big strong leaves, it’s been in the tank about 4 weeks now? Thanks .
Hi, garden friends
How big should a container be if I'm growing one in a pot? Also, how many days between each watering?
Stems have a very strong taste to them. Is this normal?