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Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla
EdibleZones 3–10herb
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 0.5 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 3–10
- Layers
- herb
Functional roles
food
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
seedeasy
When: Sow spring to midsummer
In the kitchen garden
- Sow (months)
- Not yet checked
- Harvest (months)
- Not yet checked
- Spacing
- Take it from the seed packet
- Family
- —
- Frost
- Not yet checked
The most forgiving leaf here: one sowing crops for months and often overwinters.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.