Common name	Swiss Chard
Botanical name	Beta vulgaris
Family	Amaranthaceae
Type of plant	Per year, vegetables
Size	1-2 ft. High, 8 in-1.5 ft. Widely
Sun exposure	A lot of sun
Type of soil	Loam with high organic substances
PH	Neutral (6,0-8.0)
Hardness zones	2A-11B
Gender area	Mediterranean, Europe

How to plant Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard is a fast growing vegetable that is ready for harvest for about 40 days.

The seeds can be directly shed in the garden about 1/2 inch deep and two inches in early spring or late summer. If you start closed seeds, plant them after the predicted last frost apart about four inches, I worry that the root disorder minimizes.

The best place to plant for Swiss jerk receives full sun and has a nutritious, well-drained ground with a lot of organic matter.

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Swiss Chard Care

Light

The Swiss charter needs a full sun for partial shade with 6-8 hours of full sun producing the largest, healthiest plants. If you live in a hot climate, some shade of strong afternoon sun is useful for preventing leaves.

Soil

For the largest and healthiest plants, the Swiss Chard prefers the soil with high organic content, neutral pH (6.0-8.0) and good drainage, but still wet.

Water

Like most leafy greenery, Switzerland Chard needs a consistent amount of water that will remain healthy – about one to two centimeters of water a week depending on your climate and rain. Mulching around your plants and between rows can help keep moisture.

Temperature and humidity

Plants grow the fastest in cold temperatures of spring and falls, although they continue to produce leaves during the summer. The Swiss Chard is a solid plant that can tolerate heat, moisture and drought, but will not flourish without proper moisture.

Fertilizer

If the garden soil is not a richly nutrient, apply a complete garden fertilizer such as 10-10-10 mixing in the upper three inches before planting.

Pollination

Swiss singer produces small flowers that use wind and insects as pollinators. Farming is not concern because this is an annual crop.

How to grow Switzerland moving from seeds

Swiss Chard can be a direct shoulder in the garden or started indoors and transplanted into the garden. You can sow directly in the garden when the soil temperature has at least 45 ° F.

1. Start plants indoors in the seed movement about two to three weeks before your last expected frost date. The seeds will germinate at five to seven days.
2. Complete the sowing tray with a mixture for the seed buzz. Sprinkle seeds over a moistened mixture and cover seeds with about 1/2 inches soil.
3. Hold the bay wet and in the bright, indirect light.
4. The transplantation of your seedlings from the closed space after the dangers of frost passed.

How to grow Swiss chard in pots

Swiss chars for Chard will grow well in a container that holds at least two quarters of the soil and is deep at least eight inches. Be sure that the pot has good drainage holes and fill it with soil for pots.

Add your Swiss Chard seedling and water deep. Place the container in which they will receive at least six hours of direct sunlight. Water often to keep moist moisture.

Swiss Chard varieties

• ‘Bright lights’: Mixed varieties, these stems are red, white, orange, pink, purple and yellow mixed. Matures in 40 days.
• ‘Northern lights’: Light colored stems and madribs in shades of red, pink, yellow and white. Matures in 42 days.
• ‘RUBY’: Ruby-red stem, reddish-green leaves, red veins that mature in 45 days.
• “Lucullus”: Only 40 days to maturity with dark green leaves and white stems.

Swiss Chard’s lock

The offsential Swiss jerks are young and gentle leaves. You can start the harvest at any time for smaller leaves that can be eaten raw in salads. Or, wait until the leaves are about 12 inches long with a solid stalk for cooking. Remove the largest external sheets first with a sharp knife or garden macals. Continue to collect individual sheets to encourage new growth leaves.

You can eat leaves and stems. Mature sheets chop and cook in Southés, Soups or p. Stop the harvest when the vegetable bolts and goes to a flower. The leaves will then be heavy and bitter. If you can’t eat or share all the sheets, just add them to a bunch of compost.

Circumcision

Swiss Chard does not require circumcision other than removing mature external sheets to encourage new growth. If the plant is exceeded with insects, you might want to cut it on the ground line to get rid of the pest. If the herbal roots are healthy, the Swiss Chard will be renewed after cutting.

Propagation

Swiss Chard usually started from seeds or seedlings of nursery, but can be propagated from cuttings. The cuttings should be taken from the oldest leaves.

1. Use gardening scissors for cutting mature stems from the bottom of the plant. Do not propagate from the center of the plant. Trim the bottom of the stem on a 45 ° angle, leaving it for 4 to 6 inches long.
2. Dip cutting end to the root hormone and insert it into a small tank with drainage holes filled with wet pots for pots.
3. Hold mingle moist moisture. The roots should be developed in a few weeks. If you are slowly dragging on the stem and feel resistance, the Swiss charm is ready for transplantation.

Contempt

Swiss Chard is a cold tolerant and will continue to grow in the garden through frosts while temperatures falls in the middle of the 20s Fahrenheit. At that moment, since the vegetables are annual, it is best that the lines can be died again and plant in the spring.

Common pests and plant diseases

On Swiss jerks can affect the newspapers of the Cercospor, causing older infected leaves into yellow and die. This fungal disease is usually happening when the conditions are warm and moist. To prevent expansion, you can use fungicide or remove infected leaves and pull and discard poorly infected plants. Use a thick organic mulch around the plants and water only at the base of the plants, not above your head.

Leafminers will feed on the surface of the Swiss circle of leaves. They are considered smaller pests pests, but heavy infections can reduce the quality and yield of sheets. Remove infected sheets and plants to destroy them as primary control.

Nematode root-nodes are small colorless round strips that infect the roots of plants. Although there is no chemical treatment, if the plant turned, drag it and inspect the roots. If the “hub” appear to discard the plant. Rotate the Swiss Single Chard to another area of ​​the garden next year and turn on the compost to help combat the nematode populations of the roots.