Getting a variety of colors with 'Bright Lights' swiss chard
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Planting swiss Chard
Comments (8)I've only ever spread chard and kale seed, never plants so can't help with advice there but the above posting looks like you should be successful. If it helps, perhaps but them in a bowl of water to loosen the roots from each slip if you want to seperate them before planting? I'd still invest in some seed, to sprinkle around and you'll then have a later crop. Most chard is heat tolerant and will still keep growing well into the time the cold weather comes (they like that best) I've seen photo's of it and kale growing under the first snows, but we get too much of the white stuff to be able to FIND the veg under it:) If you want to get a good deal on Kale seed, I buy the packs of hundreds of organic "sprouting" seeds from the health food store. You would think that would cost more then a usual seed packet but I don't think they figure on you growing it to full size, Here I can get just under 4OZ of seeds for $3.99 (black or green kale) I love that you can go out and just pick off leaves and still leave the plant to grow, SO worth it! I've had slugs and bug take chops but they have never done enough damage to kill a plant, nor even eat a whole leaf, just holes and such....See Morewanted: looking for swiss chard bright lights and catgrass
Comments (5)Hi Avid, that'd be good...and in my opinion mammoth sunflower is the best for eating, being biggest of course, it's the only one I've tried, how about you, any recommendations? Have you grown parsnips? Would like to try planting seeds. Possible we can trade for something more? let me know, thanks GB...See MoreWANTED: rainbow colored swiss chard
Comments (1)I sent you out some bright lights today. Hope these are what you are looking for? Penny...See Morehelp with bright lights swiss chard
Comments (5)We usually get them started around mid April, when air temps are consistently in the 60s during the day, averaging around 65 for the entire span of a week. We plant our fall crop in late October, when temps are starting to dip into the 60s during the day. We sow directly in the ground, at a depth of 1/4" or so, about 3-4 weeks after our final bed amendments. We water very lightly pretty religiously every evening until leaves are at 1" or so. As far as care and upkeep, it's not very demanding. And unlike Arugula, you can eat them for months on end without them going 'bad' (Arugula goes bitter, Chard gets peppery, but Arugula gets bitter in weeks, whereas Chard takes months to get peppery in my experience) We bought all of our seeds from the garden department in EAV Ace Hardware / aka "Village Green". They usually have a small but solid selection of quality seeds, and we get pretty consistent germination rates....See Moreoilpainter
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