Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard

A fantastic green leafy vegetable that is fairly easy to grow and does incredibly well in sunny Plettenberg Bay in South Africa is Swiss Chard.

Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard growing next to our Path

Swiss Chard growing

Swiss Chard and edible flowers

Growing Swiss Chard

September 2021

We have significantly improved our harvests of Swiss Chard at the food forest.

Swiss Chard growing well in Spring in South Africa

In August 2020 it was growing well

Swiss Chard growing in South African Winter

This is how our very first plants of Swiss chard looked in April 2020. :) not much but enough to realize that they will work well at the forest garden.

Swiss Chard growing during Pandemic

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