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Chard

ST365015

Growing Season

Spring, Fall

Light

Full Sun

Watering

Medium to heavy

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Supporting Plants

Beet, Carrot

Plant description

Chard, is a leafy green vegetable often used in Mediterranean cooking. While the leaves are always green, chard stalks vary in color. Chard has been bred to have highly nutritious leaves at the expense of the root.
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Seed

Seed Depth

6

Soil Temp.

40F - 95F

Days To Germination

6 Days

Indoor Sowing

4 weeks before frost

Outdoor Sowing

Spring

Sowing Instruction
In spring you can start working on the soil. Mix compost and manure to make sure that the soil is rich with nutrition. Dig rows that are 3″ deep and a foot apart. Fill your soil mixed with compost into that row making sure not to fill it completely since the seeds needs to go in too. Place the seeds in the row and then cover them with soil.
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Growing

Spacing Between Beds

15cm - 30cm

Soil Temp.

75F - 85F

Ph Range

5.5 - 6.5

Growing Instruction
Water the seeds and keep the soil moist. In about 2 weeks you will notice that seedlings are appearing. Continue to keep the soil moist and wet.
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Harvesting

Days to harvest seeds

70 Days

Days to harvest seedlings

50 Days

Harvesting Instruction
Start harvesting the leaves when they are at least 6-7 inches long. Start picking the leaves from the outside. Make sure to leave few leaves behind as they will grow continuously.
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