I will admit that I've skipped over your videos more times than I can count, in lieu of my two go-to channels. After watching this, I am so sorry I did. I've only been gardening for a few years and this is my second year growing from seed. Despite thorough research from valid sources, I absolutely could not get swiss chard to survive past 3 weeks. With your info, my third round this year is coming up beautifully. Thank you so much for what you do! I've recommended your channel in all of my gardening groups!! Happy gardening :)
YES! Haha I love these weird, giant greens. We've got chard coming out the gills right now and not even from that many plants 0_o I sincerely hope this round works out beautifully for you and thank you for the kind words. So glad we could contribute to your research. Cheers!
Down here in Florida you plant this anytime between October and December. They can't handle much past April here. Once the temps are consistently above 80 they're going to get all fibrous. Great video by the way. I'll try starting them in trays next time they really get hit hard by bugs started outdoors.
Argh, sorry I missed this Ron! It was (again!) flagged as spam for some reason. Can't tell you how cool it is to me that folks out there would care to share our little garden videos =) I hope your garden ventures treat you well this weekend!
First time with chards this year. Being a lifelong gardener I do enjoy different plants and those that tend to do better in the upper Midwest. Mine are flourishing. I’m going to trim them tomorrow and cook up an Egyptian dish. It will be a first time eating them.
I have tried growing Swiss chard in Kentucky for 3 years now and failed…… your video has completely change how I’m going try to grow my chard from now on
I’m not a big fan of Swiss Chard but it’s been a few years since I grew it last. Your videos are alway great and this one got me curious to see if my tastes have changed.
Thanks Marcus, always love seeing your name pop up in the comments. Totally random anecdote, but we had some family try ours that grew (with light frosts) overwinter and they loved it despite not caring for the store bought options at all. I do really think the fall crop is tastier if you decide to give them another shot!
So helpful! I started mine in cold trays outride, where they got frost and were fine, but they took awhile to get going . Was surprised how well they transplant. Warm trays next year!
I didn't have a variety preference either until I tried perpetual spinach chard this last season. Leaf miners absolutely destroy beets and chard where we're at in SW Washington, and that variety didn't take nearly as much damage! I've found it also holds up better to hard freezes - the rainbow chard got a little mushy and took a bit to bounce back, but the spinach chard is thriving!
You have such a beautiful loving aura. Thank you for your advice, angel. 🙏 I'm excited about my Swiss Chards too 😊 Apropos, if they're nitrogen hungry, why are you not planting legumes on the same pot? I do that.
Well thank you kindly! That's a really lovely thing to say - I genuinely appreciate it. We do a lot of cover cropping in the offseason and sometimes rotate between production and cover crops even in Summer! Just planted some field peas to grow along side some basil and squash in our new beds actually =)
So, disclaimer, don't do what I'm about to say. 😂 I only had 1 seed tray to start with and I've seen people sow more than 1 seed, even compound seeds, into a single cell. So I have broccoli, dazzling blue kale, dinosaur kale and swiss chard in the same tray. And I put 4 seeds of each in each cell, like a seed in each corner of the cell. And most have sprouted. So I have 7 swiss chard babies between 2 cells now. 🤷♂️ I knew it was gonna be a challenge pulling the plug apart into 4 seedlings, but I was trying to make the most of what I had. Again... people... don't do what I do. 😂😂
Heya Buddy. I know growing swiss chard can be difficult in the heat. Maybe not desirable. There is a variety, not sure which, here in Thailand that grows well. Maybe not as bountiful as in an ideal climate. I grew it a few years ago and just visited my friends farm and he had loads going that was a foot plus tall. To be fair when I grew it only 1/2 plans survived and produced. His variety went much better and we just got out of dry and hot summer season here in Thailand. Will def be getting some seeds from him soon. Hope to acclimatize some other varieties here as well and see what works. Hope all is well.
Heya Ron! Hope you're doing well too =) If you get a name of the variety from your friend, let me know. I'd love to find something that stands out - chard's really become a favorite of ours.
In Dutch one of its names is 'cut-beet', love them too. Have you noticed that the roots of the yellow variety has yellow roots and those of the dark red variety has dark pink roots (those are the 2 varieties I grow, so don't know about the others)
@@NextdoorHomestead I noticed when I took the ones I had left in the sowing tray which became rootbound. Pity I can't share a picture here, looked like cotton candy
Question ,; I loved your video , I grow Swiss Card each year bit my card doesn't look like other card , it grow a long stim and puts out leaves, but not from the bottom of the base of the plant , I don't understand it ,please help Thanks
They destroyed my Swiss chard last year , too many plants to mention this season so I'm trying white tight mesh covers this fall hoping it stops them while allowing light & rain in.
@@NextdoorHomestead I'm already doing better because I'm covering with insect netting so the leaf miners don't destroy it, but I did direct sowing so it's coming along slowly.
Hello - I'm wanting to know if I can use a weak fish fertilizer solution to water the seeds/seedlings. If so, using an old gallon sized milk jug how much fertilizer would I use? Thank you so very much.
That's super frustrating! I can share my approach but don't pretend to be a leaf miner expert. 1. The *MOST* important thing is to grow them indoors until they're nice and big. A large, healthy plant is much better able to recover from leaf miner damage 2. Try to keep the area weed free - a lot of times leaf miner infestations are spread from invasive weeds in the garden 3. Immediately remove and discard leaves where you notice them 4. Consider hanging some sticky traps and monitoring them so you'll know when they're around and when to be on guard 5. Look up when they're most active in your area and either plant at different times *or* cover your plants during their active seasons until they're dormant I hope that helps!
I’m very new to gardening. Have my first one in now. Did cucumber, bell pepper, jalepeno, cherry tomatoes. Having fun and looking into what to plant in the fall. Thanks for the video Swiss chard looks like a solid option
Thanks so much for all the great tips on growing swiss chard. I am growing it for the first time. Mine plants are doing good. But great tip on the nitrogen.
i have problems with the cabbage moths. they love chard. i stopped growing because of the moths. any ideas about how to stop them from destroying my plants?
You’re so humble and it’s a very attractive trait to have. ❤️ thanks for the info! So glad you said that if they get leggy, just still harden off and try to plant. Because it’s my first time (trying to be more self sufficient- I hate all the chemicals in store produce) and my Swiss chard got very floppy… gonna try to see it through but also starting a few more seeds :)
Thank you so much, very informative I've been struggling to grow Swiss Chard in zone 6a I had no idea they were beets and that has been my problem all along, I've been treating them like they have shallow roots 💡. I know this has been my problem now🌱💚
Do you have a sister with a yt cooking channel. Because you look so much like someone i watch down to the face expressions😅 anyway thank you for this video i needed it since i didn’t know what was going wrong every time i tried swiss chard. I’ll give it another go now 🙌🏻
