When to Plant Swiss Chard

Chard—Swiss chard—is a groovy and warm-season crop. It’ll tolerate frost and keep growing in summer time. The optimum soil temperature for germination is 50° to 8°5F (10°-29°C).

Direct—seeding is the most common technique to get began chard. Sow seed throughout the garden 2 to 4 weeks previous to the last affordable frost date in spring.

To get an early get began on the season, get began seeds indoors 4 weeks previous to setting transplants throughout the garden. Set transplants throughout the garden as early as 3 to 4 weeks previous to the last frost.

For a fall and winter crop, sow seeds right away throughout the garden 10 weeks previous to the principle frost in autumn. In subtle winter spaces, chard can winter over throughout the ground and would perhaps produce a winter or early spring crop.

For the most productive leaf growth, expand chard in humus-rich, well-drained soil. Chard grows best in entire sun alternatively tolerates partial color. It is a delicate feeder that desires merely affordable amounts of nitrogen.

Chard matures in 50 to 60 days, alternatively you’ll be able to get started harvesting outer leaves 40 days after sowing. Leave the inner leaves intact to ensure secure production.

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Chard seed sowing dates

(The ones dates are for the Northern Hemisphere)

Reasonable date of the last frost	Planting dates
Jan. 30	Jan. 1-Apr. 1
Feb. 8	Jan. 10-Apr. 1
Feb. 18	Jan. 20-Apr. 15
Feb. 28	Feb. 1-Would perhaps 1
Mar. 10	Feb. 15-Would perhaps 15
Mar. 20	Feb. 20-Would perhaps 15
Mar. 30	Mar. 1-Would perhaps 25
Apr. 10	Mar. 15-June 15
Apr. 20	Apr. 1-June 15
Apr. 30	Apr. 15-June 15
Would perhaps 10	Apr. 20-June 15
Would perhaps 20	Would perhaps Cas10-June 15
Would perhaps 30	Would perhaps 20-June 15
June 10	June 1-15