Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Plant family

Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae)

Also known as

Swiss Chard

Cultivation Break

3 Years

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

1ST YEAR

2ND YEAR

Details

Light requirement

Semi-shaded

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Dark germinator

Germination temperature

15 - 20 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

30 cm

Row spacing

40 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm

Instructions

Mid of March

Planting

End of March

Weeding

Beginning of April

Picking

Every week

Description

Biennial goosefoot with two groups of varieties: stem or ribbed chard and leaf or cut chard. Stem chard forms a very large leaf vein that can be prepared like asparagus. Leafy chard forms a much smaller leaf vein, but large leaves that can be used like spinach or raw as a salad ingredient when young.

Origin:

Coastal regions of the Mediterranean

Growing tips

When sowing chard is happy humus and nutrient-rich soil, and then should be kept moist. After germination, it is recommended to remove seedlings that grow too densely. Chard tolerates light frost and can remain outdoors in regions with mild winters. Leafy chard can be harvested continuously from about 2 months after sowing, stem chard after about 3 months. If only the outer leaves are removed and the plant is watered, the chard will grow again. A cultivation interval of 3-4 years to other goosefoot should be observed.

Companion Plants

Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard

Apple

Apricot

Aubergine / Eggplant

Basil

Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)

Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)

Bean (Dwarf bean)

Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)

Bean (Lima Bean)

Bean (Runner bean)

Borage

Broccoli

Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage (Cabbage)

Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)

Cabbage (red cabbage)

Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)

Celery (Celery)

Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)

Chili

Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli

Chives

Collard greens

Collard greens (Kale)

Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)

Common marigold

Courgette / Zucchini

Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)

Cucumber (Caigua)

Cucumber (Melothria)

Cucumber / Gherkin

Currant

Dill

Funk

Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash

Garlic

Garlic chives

Gooseberry

Hair cucumbers / snake gourds

Hazelnut

Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage

Leeks

Lettuce (Common chicory)

Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)

Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)

Lettuce (Lettuce)

Lettuce (Oriental greens / Brown mustard)

Lettuce (Puntarelle / Cicoria di catalogna / Cicoria asparago)

Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)

Lettuce (Sugar loaf)

Melon (Sugar melon)

Melon (Watermelon)

Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens

Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage

Nasturtium

Nightshades (Other)

Okra

Onion

Onion (Spring onion)

Ornamental pumpkin

Pak Choi

Parsley

Parsnip

Pea

Peach

Pear

Pepper / Paprika

Plum

Pomegranate

Pumpkin / Squash

Radish

Radishes

Rapeseed

Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage

Rapini / Broccoli rabe

Raspberry

Root parsley

Rutabaga / Swedish turnip

Savory

Sea buckthorn

Sour cherry / Tart cherry

Soybean

Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa

Sunflower

Tagetes / Marigolds

Tomato (Bush tomato)

Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)

Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)

Tomato (Stake tomato)

Turnip

Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage

Turnip greens - Mizuna

Turnip greens - Tatsoi

Turnips - Oilseed turnips

Turnips - Wild turnips

Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage

Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage

Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage

Wild Cherry / Bird Cherry / Sweet Cherry

Wild garlic

Yalta tomatoes

Antagonistic Plants

Diseases

Root Rot

Septoria

Angular leaf spot of cucumber

Powdery mildews

Downy mildew

Pests

Land snails

Thrips

Flea beetles

Beet fly

Aphids

Wireworms