As the New Year looms, those looking to revamp their eating habits could consider Swiss Chard, which has been hailed as a nutritional powerhouse by scientists. This leafy green tops the superfood ...

The plants will produce for over a year so need a good supply of nutrients to keep them growing ... There are almost more names for chard than seed varieties – Swiss Chard, Silverbeet, Ruby Chard, ...

Swiss chard is packed with nutrients and can lower blood pressure and decrease the risk of chronic diseases. Swiss chard has ...

Chard or Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Cicla Group and Flavescens Group) is a green leafy vegetable. In the cultivars of the Flavescens Group, the leaf stalks are large and often ...

as well as improve the moisture-holding capacity of the soil and supply nutrients to plants as it breaks down. Spraying chemical weed killers is not recommended around edible plants. Swiss chard ...

Swiss chard is in season from June to August, and from October to April. Look for rainbow varieties of chard at farmers’ markets or farm shops. Choose fresh-looking bunches with bright ...

You can direct seed both spinach and Swiss chard. You can also transplant Swiss chard. Spinach is day-length sensitive, while chard is not. Spinach and Swiss chard can grow new leaves after the first ...

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 ...