Swiss chard is planted in the spring about the same time as beets. A single planting will produce greens throughout the season. Sow the seed in rows and thin to 4 to 8 inches.
If you harvest only the outer leaves, the plant will continue to produce greens throughout the season. A few plants will supply an average family.
Crop | Amount for 100 ft of row |
Variety recommended for use in Illinois | Days to harvest | Resistant to |
Swiss chard (seed) | 1 ounce | Burgundy | 60 | |
Rhubarb | 60 | |||
Fordhook Giant | 57 | |||
Lucullus | 50 | |||
Rainbow | 55 |
Vegetable | Hardiness | Recommended planting period for central Illinois (b) | Time to grow from seed to field (c) | |
For overall Use |
For storage |
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Chard | Half-hardy | April 10-June 1 | ... | ... |
Vegetable | Spacing in row | |||
Seed to sow per foot | Distance between plants when thinned or transplanted | Distance between rows | Planting depth | |
inches | inches | inches | ||
Chard | 8-10 | 4-8 | 18-24 | ½-1 |