Fungus on Swiss Chard
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theforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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Troubleshooting Swiss Chard
Comments (5)Ok, let us see: -- we don't know your zone, more than that the temperature patter. ---Have you fertilized them with water soluble fertilizer ? Had they've been hardened off ? Without having the above info, just by looking at the picture, I think of sunburn or fertilizer burn....See Moreleaf disease on swiss chard
Comments (3)Cercospora leaf spot I guess. But recommendations aren't to pull out diseased plants until after harvest. I've always left them and conditions improve with cooler weather. I will be sure to rotate as far away as possible next season and not add remains of plants to the vegetable compost pile. My plants were planted very far apart (I start them in a greenhouse) but being vigorous plants, leaves eventually fill up any space. I was derelect in harvesting for a couple of weeks and that probably cost me....See MoreI Did Not Know Swiss Chard Can Be Poisonous...
Comments (24)Swiss chard is apparently poisonous to me. Although I grew up eating it, if I eat it now I get to experience a very violent, painful total system purge similar to the effects of food poisoning. Sure that it couldn't really be the healthy Swiss chard I'm growing organically in my garden that was causing this food poisoning reaction, I sautéed some chard for supper last night. Suffice it to say, it was a long, most miserable night, and sadly I have crossed chard off of my list of veggies I enjoy....See MoreSwiss chard grows very slowly and poorly for me. I
Comments (1)Swiss chard grows fast and abundantly for me, but it slows down in the heat of the summer. My soil is good and somewhat alkaline. But chard is pretty tolerant of mild pH swings both acid and alkaline. In fact, it tolerates acid soil better than spinach. You'll want to add nitrogen. Compost compost compost. Where are you?...See Moresalevene
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