Specialty
Swiss chard is a subspecies of Beta vulgaris. Its fruits represent capsule fruits in the botanical sense, which are enclosed by the dried flower cover. An apparent seed is a unit of expansion made up of two to six fruits that have grown together. Therefore, a ball has several lenticular seeds.
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Cultivation
Due to this ecological peculiarity, it is all the more important that you only use one fruit ball per plant pot or coconut stick. The seeds germinate from March in a nutrient-poor Growing substrate.(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) The ideal germination temperatures are between 15 and 20 degrees. Swiss chard is one of the dark germs, which is why the capsule fruits are inserted one centimeter into the substrate. If you want to sow the seeds directly in the field, make sure there is a gap of two to three centimeters.
Rest of the procedure:
- Place the plant pot in a bright place out of direct sunlight
- Keep the soil evenly moist
- Mini greenhouse offers optimal moisture conditions
- Get plants four to five centimeters high used to a sunnier location
Tips
A shallow and flat vessel ensures that the plants develop a compact root ball. As soon as the first real leaves appear, the chard moves to a deeper pot.
Prick out
It is more common for all the seeds to sprout and several shoots to grow from the substrate. These can be separated with a great deal of dexterity by levering the overgrown plants out of the earth with a wooden stick and carefully separating them from each other. Since not all young plants remain undamaged with this method, you can alternatively cut specimens that have turned out too weak above ground. Leave only the strongest stalk so that it can continue to develop without pressure from competition.
Plant out in the open
Swiss chard can go into the garden from the end of April. A sunny location is ideal so that the vegetables develop strong leaf stalks. The soil conditions are all the more important in partially shaded places. The cultivated plant prefers a nutrient-rich and fresh subsoil that does not tend to become waterlogged. Protect the young plants with one for the first few weeks Garden fleece from cold nights.