Silverado Chard - Organic

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Silverado Chard - Organic

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(56 full size; 30 days baby leaf) Mainers sure do love their Swiss Chard; this easy-to-grow early crop brightens our chilly drear spring and keeps producing the whole season long. Silverado, with its glossy deep green crinkly leaves and bright white stems is much like Fordhook, except it is more compact, more deeply savoyed, more uniform and with a narrower stem. It is also slower to grow to its full 16” height and slower to bolt, which gives it a long harvest window. Excellent flavor. Very cold tolerant. ⑤


3039 Silverado - Organic
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Price
A: 1/16oz for $4.25  
B: 1/8oz for $6.25  
C: 1/2oz for $12.50  
D: 1oz for $20.00  
E: 4oz for $65.00  

Additional Information

Chard

600–3,000 seeds/oz.

Salzer’s 1915 catalog opines, “Swiss chard produces more food for the table than almost any other vegetable and it also requires less care; it yields a constant crop from July to winter.” Same species as beets.

Culture: Hardy and easy to grow. Can be sown almost as soon as ground can be worked in spring. Minimum germination temperature 40°, optimum range 50–85°. Space according to use—can be direct-seeded 2" apart for baby-leaf harvest; thin to 12–16" apart for large leaves. Soften thick ribs of chard, beets and other greens by braising. Also used for microgreens.

Disease: Cercospora Leaf Spot (CLS) looks like someone shot small target-like circles in mature foliage. Prolonged periods of rain and high humidity exacerbate this disease. Rotating crops, removing plant debris, and wider row spacing for adequate air circulation are preventive measures.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.