SWISS CHARD GROWING GUIDE: Every Gardener Should Grow It!

00:00 Introduction
00:28 What is Swiss Chard?
01:06 Planting Swiss Chard
02:00 Caring for Swiss Chard
02:14 When to Harvest
03:31 How to Use Swiss Chard

Want a versatile, low-maintenance green that keeps on giving? Swiss chard is your answer! In this video, I’ll show you how to plant, grow, and harvest Swiss chard for delicious yields almost all year. Learn my top tips for soil prep and watering, plus why this leafy green is packed with nutrients that make it perfect for salads, sautés, soups, and more. Swiss chard deserves a spot in your garden—watch now to find out why!

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[arlonBurns]

I ferment or pickle the stalks. they retain a crisp crunch when pickled. I stand them at attention in the jar, pour in the spicy pickled brine and let sit 30 days in the fridge.

[lindag]

Thanks! I love growing Swiss chard too. I love it raw in salads.

[tanshar]

Thankyou🙏 I struggle to grow any greens in Arizona summers. I will try these asap.

[sherylwhited]

Chard is delicious fermented with garlic, onions, and a bit of cabbage!

[eb]

I also grow Swiss Chard. It's a bit slow to get started but once going it grows like crazy!
Plus it is full of nutrients.

[tory]

💚👍I finally took the time too figure out what was coming up in my mix lettuce seed packs. now I am going too grow it separately, and the lettuce everyone likes.

[kimwiley]

I juice them whenever we can cut them and to replace kale. I am totally agree that it is very easy to grow. I have them since last year and it came back. However lately the leaves seemed like wilted. I’m trying to seed the new one soon. Thank you so much. Love ❤️ your videos.

[cynthiaphilyaw]

I love Swiss chard! It’s so versatile. Easy to grow and cook, thanks!

[DawnRK]

That oriole orange is one of my favorites to grow. I also love Barese and “perpetual spinach” chard.

[suzyq]

I eat it raw (smoothies and salads) and cooked (soups, pasta sauce) every day. I like that they grow in the shade and in the sun, I harvest it as a baby green as well as mature, depending on the intended usage. It's great as a bok choi substitute with the same two-for-one crunchy stems and tender greens. I dry saute thinly sliced mushrooms and then braise a boatload of chard with 1 T water instead of oil. I use this in place of rice under dal or pinto beans OR under pasta pomodoro or enchiladas or a gazillion things. I do this with all my greens, but chard is my garden king. Kale is in second place. I also cut and come again with red cabbage, using the outer leaves instead of waiting months for it to head.

[SylviaFlores-ldww]

I like to cook with garlic and onion powder, salt and after cooking I add cooked beans👍.beans and greens

[ericsplace]

Great video! Thank You for sharing! I like to eat all greens raw most of the time or sautéed in olive oil, herbs, and garlic.

[veneceweeks]

Saying a cheery hello from Townsville North Queensland Australia 😀 is chard similar to silver beet?

[glow]

I see every gardeners grow swiss chard i was wondering what is the hype lol. I decided to sowed some last week as experiment i know might be too late temp is already in high 100. Let's see if it germinate lol. Thank you Angela

[erincoleman]

I like chard chopped into potato pancakes, a little bacon added and it's a family favorite.

[JilisheGarden]

I love to saute my swiss chard with kale mixed together.

[grannygct]

Angela, thanks for an educational video on Swiss Chard. I love growing and cooking them. They are a great addition to my white bean soup. Love them in stir-fry. I do have a question for you. My Swiss Chard leaves are not as big as yours. How do you make them grow such huge leaves? Do you add a lot of nitrogen in your fertilizer? Or, do you use chicken manure? Please help as my leaves are never as big as yours. Thank you!

[hollymahler]

Love your advice. And you have inspired me to build some structures:) i like that you have not stayed with just one material for your garden.
I live in the TX hill country north of San Antonio where it gets hot and freezes only sometimes. Our soil and water is alkaline but if we can find some horse manure to amend with that seems to give the best results for me.
Thank again

[LoriSavingWild]

thank you. So it's ok to plant seeds of chard outside now in Santa Barbara, zone 10b? or do I need transplants?

[cuetTimmonz]

used to eat it as a kid, in the 70s. never ate spinach. swiss chard is my all time favourite.. is like people used poly sporn, we used ozonol.. i never heard of polysporn