Fordhook Giant

Product ID: 701

Vegetables > Swiss Chard


The standard green Swiss chard.

The leaves are medium green and savoyed (crinkled) with white veins and broad, white stems. Decorticated (rubbed), sized seeds. Packet: 200 seeds.

  Days to Maturity or Bloom:   25 baby, 50 bunching

Grows well in containers   Salad Mix Component  

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Product Price Quantity
701Packet  $3.45 
7011 Ounce  $4.25 
7011/4 Pound  $7.45 
7011 Pound  $17.10 
7015 Pounds  $74.20 
70125 Pounds  $329.00 


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Swiss Chard



CULTURE: Soil pH should be over 6.0. Cool and mild weather is preferred, though chard has some heat tolerance.
TRANSPLANTING: See "Beets".
DIRECT SEEDING: Sow beginning midspring and on into midsummer (fall where winter is mild).
BUNCHING: Sow about 6 seeds/ft., 1/2" deep, rows 18-24" apart. Thin to 4-6" apart for larger leaves. Cut for bunching at any stage; new leaves will grow.
SALAD MIX: Sow in a 2-4" wide band, 1" apart, 40 seeds/ft. Clip in about 5 weeks.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: BUNCHING: 300'/oz., 3 1/4 oz./1,000', 4 1/2 lb./acre at 6 seeds/ft. in rows 24" apart.
SALAD MIX: 45'/oz., 11/3 lb./1,000', 39 lb./acre at 40 seeds/ft. in rows 18" apart.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 20,000-40,000 (avg. 30,000).
PACKET: 200 seeds sows 33-34'.

Grows well in containers

Grows well in containers

Variety does well when grown in a container.

Salad Mix Component

Salad Mix Component

A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads.