Swiss chard is the beginner-friendly veggie your garden needs. Here’s how to plant, grow, and harvest it with ease. Bright, beautiful, and bursting with nutrients ...

Water Swiss chard about once a week, providing 1 to 2 inches of water each time. During periods of heat, check on your plants often, and provide more water if necessary.

So, you will need to thin the Swiss chard seedlings after the seeds come up, which generally takes about seven days. Thin the plants to a spacing of 6 to 12 inches.

Harvest frequently Swiss chard grows quickly, so don’t be afraid to regularly cut and gather any leaves that are at least three inches above the soil, leaving the tender inner leaves, or ...

Canned, pickled, roasted or in a salad — beets are a versatile root vegetable. Often seeded close together, beets are thinned out as they begin to grow with the tops making a great addition to ...

Meanwhile, remove thick stems from chard. Wash chard well and coarsely chop. You should have about 4 packed cups. Add chard to the skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until leaves are limp.

Joellen Dimond plants Swiss chard, Dianthus and pansies; and Mr. D. discusses planting fruit trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of ...