Swiss chard can be harvested when the leaves get large enough to eat and are commonly picked either as fully-grown or baby leaves. Both ways allow you to pick the crop in a way that will keep growing ...

Although Swiss chard is easy to grow from seeds planted directly in the garden, transplants purchased from a local nursery will provide the quickest harvest, particularly if you intend to grow only a ...

Swiss chard is a hardy, cold-tolerant green that thrives in spring and fall. Water it about an inch per week, and adjust sunlight based on your climate. Harvest the outer leaves regularly to encourage ...

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Ruth Chipps with Jackson in Action Healthy Living Coalition features swiss chard in the Harvest of the Month. 1, 15 oz. can diced tomatoes (2 c.) 1, 15 oz. can ...

This year’s weather has been a big challenge for anyone who is into gardening. From the early spring heat wave, to the late spring freeze and multiple storms with high winds and hail, it has been a ...

Dylan Watson cuts some Swiss chard as he and LSU horticulture students taking a vegetable crops class harvest some of their direct-seeded and transplant vegetables grown in the garden at Hill Farm on ...

Plant ruby Swiss chard seeds directly into the soil after the last frost date in your area. Sow seeds about half an inch ...

The name for Swiss chard doesn't necessarily indicate that it originated in the Alpine nation. Rather, it came about to avoid confusion with other plants available to gardeners. According to the ...

Swiss chard is a leafy vegetable that is a great addition to gardens now. It is reliable, productive and should be more commonly planted. An attractive and often colorful plant, some types of Swiss ...