Chard (Swiss chard)

• Type : Vegetables
• Subtype : Leafy vegetables
• Botanical Family : Chenopodiaceae

Characteristics

• Lifecycle : Biennial
• Exposure : Partial Shade
• Frost Hardiness : Frost Resistant
• Cultivation Difficulty : Easy
• Adult Height : 40 cm

Sowing & Planting

• Greenhouse Growing : Not Required
• Sowing Depth : 1 cm
• Plant Spacing : 50 cm
• Row Spacing : 50 cm

Maintenance

• Maintenance : Moderate
• Water Requirements : Moderate

Seeds

• Soil Type : Humus-rich
• Soil pH Preference : Neutral
• Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
• Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
• Weed Sensitivity : High
• Pollination : Insect-pollinated
• Propagation : Sowing