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3 varieties of full-sun vegetable seeds to sow in your home garden. Although Swiss Chard is a biennial, it is often grown as an annual, and the whole leaves are harvested at any stage of growth as a salad green or to add to a variety of foods. Succession planting will allow a perpetual harvest of these tender vegetables. These plants grow well in indoor containers and hydroponic gardening systems as well as in traditional in-ground gardens outdoors.
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3 varieties of full-sun vegetable seeds to sow in your home garden. Although Swiss Chard is a biennial, it is often grown as an annual, and the whole leaves are harvested at any stage of growth as a salad green or to add to a variety of foods. Succession planting will allow a perpetual harvest of these tender vegetables. These plants grow well in indoor containers and hydroponic gardening systems as well as in traditional in-ground gardens outdoors.
Fordhook Swiss Chard
Fordhook is the classic Swiss Chard variety, with dark green leaves on tender white stalks. It is delicious when harvested at the baby stage as a salad green as well as when fully mature as a cooked vegetable. This versatile heirloom produces well from spring until winter. It is often used as poultry feed. (pkg. wt. 1.5G)
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow Swiss Chard has dark green leaves with an assortment of green, white, magenta, and yellow stalks to add some color to the kitchen table and the garden. The variety of chards all have familiar beet flavor. This mix will perform well spring, summer, and fall, even standing up to hot weather.(pkg. wt. 1.5G)
Ruby Red Rhubarb Swiss Chard
This beautiful Swiss Chard variety has brilliant red stems contrasting with dark green leaves that reach up to 2 feet tall. Harvest it at the baby stage as a salad green and also steamed or sauteed. This cultivar grows best in cooler weather, being more frost tolerant than other varieties.(pkg. wt. 1.5G)
Fordhook Swiss Chard is a leafy vegetable with large, crinkly, dark green leaves and thick, white stems. It has a slightly earthy taste, similar to fresh beets.
Ruby Red Rhubarb Swiss Chard is a variety of Swiss chard with red stems and veins and dark green leaves. It has a slightly sweet and tangy flavor and is often used in salads or as a garnish.
Rainbow Swiss Chard is a colorful mix of Swiss chard with stems that range from red to yellow to orange. It has dark green leaves with a slightly bitter taste. Rainbow Swiss Chard can be used in a variety of dishes, from soups and stews to sautés and gratins.
Swiss chard can be grown in both spring and fall. In spring, sow seeds as soon as the soil can be worked and the danger of frost has passed. In fall, sow seeds 6-8 weeks before the first expected frost.
Swiss chard grows best in well-drained, fertile soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Amend the soil with compost or well-rotted manure before planting.
Sow seeds 1/2 inch deep and 2 inches apart in rows spaced 18 inches apart. You can also sow seeds in containers and transplant them outdoors when they are 3-4 inches tall.
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Water deeply once a week if there is no rain.
Harvest Swiss chard leaves when they are 6-8 inches long. Cut the outer leaves first, leaving the inner leaves to continue growing. You can harvest Swiss chard continuously throughout the growing season.
Sustainable Living - Vegetable gardening is an essential foundation of a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Homegrown fruits and vegetables are generally more flavorful and nutritious than store-bought.
Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates.
Heirloom seeds are the types of seeds your grandparents grew. These varieties have been passed down from generation to generation. They’re old reliable open-pollinated varieties that aren’t typically grown commercially. Instead, they have a rich history that predates modern breeding techniques.
You can learn more about open-pollinated, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds in our Survival Garden Training blog.
The majority of our seeds are sourced in the United States, with a few exceptions when the seed is difficult to source domestically. Whenever we do have to source outside of the US, we ensure our seeds are safe to grow, non-GMO varieties that meet our standards for germination and reliability.
No, we do not pre-treat our farmer seeds. All of our garden seeds for sale are untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO, and heirloom varieties. They are kept in temperature-controlled cooler storage until they are packed and shipped to keep them pest and disease-free.
The seeds in our collections are specifically chosen from varieties that can be successfully grown from Zone 3 to Zone 10 USDA Hardiness Zones. However, individual varieties have specific needs to thrive in different environments. Each seed pack has optimal temperatures for germination and instructions on seed starting. Consult local frost dates to plan your garden and get the most out of your seeds.
Our seeds will generally last for 3-10 years if they are appropriately stored in a cool, dry place. However, we encourage you to grow your survival seeds within a year or two of purchase. This yields the best germination rates possible and also gives you more experience growing survival food now. At the end of the growing season, follow the instructions on the back of each packet for saving seeds for future gardens. These new seeds for survival will be more adapted to thrive in the growing conditions where you are.
