Red Swiss Chard Seeds produce leafy, nutrient-packed vegetables with striking red stems and deep green leaves. This colorful variety is ideal for home gardens, raised beds, and container planting.
Known for its high vitamin and mineral content, Red Swiss Chard adds both beauty and nutrition to your garden. These non-GMO seeds are easy to grow and offer continuous harvests, making them perfect for fresh salads, sautés, soups, and other culinary applications.
Features
• Produces vibrant, nutrient-rich Red Swiss Chard leaves and stems
• High-yielding and easy-to-grow leafy vegetable
• Non-GMO, open-pollinated seeds
• Ideal for home gardens, raised beds, and containers
• Suitable for salads, cooking, steaming, and sautés
• Thrives in cool to moderate growing conditions
Specifications
• Seed Type: Cool-season vegetable – Red Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 2–10 (grown annually)
• Growth Habit: Upright, leafy
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil Preference: Fertile, well-drained, loose soil
• Watering: Moderate, consistent moisture
• Days to Germination: 7–14 days
• Days to Harvest: 50–60 days for young leaves, 60–75 days for mature leaves
• Plant Height: 12–24 inches
• Seed Quality: Non-GMO, open-pollinated
• Plant Spacing: 6–12 inches
• Row Spacing: 12–18 inches
Planting Guide
• Sow seeds directly in garden beds or containers ¼–½ inch deep.
• Maintain soil temperature between 50–75°F for best germination.
• Thin seedlings to recommended spacing to ensure healthy leaf development.
• Water consistently to keep soil moist without waterlogging.
• Harvest young leaves for salads or allow leaves to mature for cooking.
• Succession planting every 2–3 weeks ensures continuous harvest.