How to Grow Rainbow Swiss Chard from Seed 

Chard is one of my favorites to grow. I start them at home and transplant them and haven't experienced too many problems. I also love the fact that it's bi-annual. I didn't have to plant it this year and the second year plants put out thousands of seeds! Great plant! What's also nice about Swiss chard are all the unusual ways of using the stems. When I harvest I use the stems in my smoothies so I get the fiber and the nutrition but the white stems don't turn my smoothie brown like the green leaves do. Also I found a recipe for making hummus out of the stems. I use white and yellow stems for it. It's pretty good. Much lighter in texture than traditional hummus. Google chard stem hummus and try it if you don't have garbanzo beans on hand.

Siloe!! I love to sautee the whole leaf, chop the stem like celery and start in the skillet with oil and lemon juice, after it brightens up from the heat add back the leaves and seasonings. I like garlic, turmeric, paprika and extra lemon juice before I remove it from.the heat. This is one of the plates that empties at family dinners the fastest I love to add in kale or other brassica veggies. Also excellent in tomato/pasta sauce. Yumm! I love your channel! Thank you for all the time and efforts. It shows!

I love steaming the stems of my swiss chard with rice in chicken broth. I then sautee some mushrooms, onions and bell peppers with some herbs, salt and chili peppers! I then take a nice piece of broiled salmon in butter and place it on a bed of the swiss chard and rice! Very nice!👍😋

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Great vid! Had a relaxing/zen quality to it while still being informative. Well done!

Start indoors Siloe. I never had any trouble transplanting- same for beets.

I grew chard last year for the first time. I never wanted to cut it because it did look so beautiful...🙂

I usually buy my Swiss chard as transplants for this very reason. Bright lights is my favorite with its vibrant colors. So good to use in smoothies, salads, and on sandwiches. Great video.

I agree that they do look ornamental! Swiss chard has been the least picky and one of the longest growing crops we have grown this year. Going to put some grass clipping around our plants this week. Thanks!

Chard is really an unsung hero in the garden! I did have some that developed rust once a few years back, but those came as starts from a garden center, so I suspect it was in that environment that it came from since that was the only time I've ever had an issue with disease on them. I usually start from seeds and transplant very carefully, and have great success. Thanks for another great video👍

I have transplanted swiss chard many times and found it to be very resilient to being transplanted. Just be sure to water them

Swiss chard is one of my favorite vegetables to grow over winter. I planted mine a little too close io my purple sprouting broccoli, and it is shaded out from the more vigorous neighbor, but I am still getting lots of baby leaves to add to salads and stir fries. I am going to plant more in the spring and give it a little more room to grow. It really is delicious and worth the fussy germination

I often buy bright lights as transplants and even divide root balls ,being careful of the tap root. I haven't lost plants by doing it either. I have also found other varieties to germinate without issues, indoors or out. Lucky for us our plants survive in zone 7 for blooms in year 2.

Just yesterday I got to harvest my 1st bundles of rainbow chard. I have never seen them sold in Malaysia, but thank goodness there are seed sellers (they imported the seeds). Still i watch the video because I have more dead seedlings than living ones.

I have never had any issues with planting mine, I even started mine in doors. Such an easy plant to grow!!

dude... this guy is FASCINATING... this is your first video that i've watched.... man... and then that incredible music on the outro... holy cow... that was insane. It gave it all a crazy mysterious vibe and i'm like.. "who IS this GUY!!!???" .....I love it...

Your videos are amazing! Keep up the great work!

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im growing swiss chard in south texas with many days over 100 degrees, and they have been doing well with huge leaves they are about 15months old this will be the second summer for them. ohh and great video

Looking back how bare your new garden was! Have you considered a before/after? I love how it's so full and lush compared to this! Omg I feel your suffering, my dirt is bare sandstone, sand, clay and weeds with small beds just beginning. Love your work as always, when is your next album being released? 💖

One of the biggest pests for Chard, at least up north, is Leaf Miner. Same with beet roots. I need to use a row cover from the moment I transplant to about August.

I'm growing swiss chard for the first time this fall.

Swiss chard has way less pest pressure than kale in my garden. I prefer kale though too.

Leaf miners are a huge problem here for me with chard, beets and spinach primarily. I love them though!

Everybody should do a garden. and eat season vegetables.

I mix big swiss chard leaves with a big mix of différence lettuce Arrrugula its better on springtime and autumn no bits

I had problems with cutworms on my chard and beets. Have to apply BT regularly to get these to grow.

I put big swiss chard leafs in my on lettuce mix it is so fresh It is better to grow aragula in the cold season with no pest during spring and autumn

I don't even believe the oxilate thing... necessarily. I understand the potential that it gets people to reduce or even stop eating specific, extremely healthy vegetables...so who knows. ANyhow, I love your setup man, especially those beds. I was like, "Dang!! this is this dude's first bed and he has removable fence-like protection... like that's hardcore, but then I hear groundhogs... yeah, I get it. Anyhow, great place.

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Hello I love your channel.... is it ok to cover my raised beds with tulle in the spring? When I direct sow my seedlings never make it they are eaten by bugs

Mine grew so leggy indoors. I’m starting overrrr

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Weird. Other videos have stated chard is relatively easy to grow and, germinates and grows fairly fast.

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Do you plants you garlic ??? 🤗

Wth did i read it as raindow swiss chad from WEED....wtffff

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