Time to sow
Swiss chard is a biennial plant. The sowing time is from April to June.
You can harvest leaves and stems in the first year. For the winter, the plant is protected with mulch (€ 99.99 at Amazon *) or fleece.
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Prepare the bed
You should choose a sunny location for growing Swiss chard. You dig compost under the soil in autumn, so that it is sufficiently enriched with nutrients by spring. Before sowing, you dig the soil again thoroughly.
Since the chard plants grow very lush, there should be enough space in the bed. You should keep a minimum distance of 30 to 35 cm between the plants.
This is how the sowing succeeds
- Make a deep hole with your fingers or a plant iron
- Place 2 - 3 seeds in each seed hole
- cover with earth
- Keep the seed site moist
- the germination time is one to two weeks
After sowing
If several plants have developed in one place, they have to be separated. You leave the strongest young plant, the others get a new place. One of the chard plants could find a new location in a tall, wide planter that should definitely be sunny.
A supply of sufficient nutrients is important until the chard harvest. This is done by mulching and fertilizing.
Tips & Tricks
You can make it easier for yourself to keep the minimum distance on the chard bed: You mark the bed with small sticks so that you can create a seed hole at the right distance.
