Quantity
Approximately 125 seeds
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Discover the plant
Family
Amaranthaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Biennial
Yellow Swiss chard brightens up the vegetable garden with the vividness of its golden stalks and the freshness of its bright green foliage, creating a contrast that is as decorative as it is nourishing. Easy to grow, this generous variety offers a prolonged harvest, perfect for gardeners who enjoy regularly picking tender leaves throughout the season. Its mild flavor, reminiscent of spinach but with more character, makes it a versatile vegetable that is just as pleasant raw as young shoots as it is cooked in stir-fries, soups, and gratins. In the garden, it adapts equally well to sunny vegetable patches and lightly shaded areas, where it maintains good vigor when the soil remains rich and moist. Its presence adds a true ornamental dimension to garden beds, to the point that it easily finds its place in decorative edible gardens. Undemanding, it rewards simple maintenance with abundant and colorful foliage that constantly renews the desire to harvest. Its flowers, if left to go to seed in the second year, can also support a certain biodiversity in the garden. Yellow Swiss chard is thus a variety that is both beautiful, productive, and highly nutritious, ideal for enriching the vegetable garden with color, mildness, and vitality.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
0.6 to 0.8 in. (1.5 to 2 cm)
Establishment temperature
10 to 25 °C (50 to 77 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Soil
Rich, friable, and well-drained
Watering
Regular
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodSecond year
HarvestContinuous harvesting of leaves from summer onwards
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsgarlic, carrot, bean, cabbage, onion
Avoid planting withbeet, cucumber, corn, melon, potato, tomato
salad, stir-fry, gratin, vegetable garden
