chard, mangold
Green chard swiss chard
Chard is the typical leafy vegetable in the alpine region. Very tasty and productive.
Sow from end of April to middle of July in rows with a distance of 20-30cm. Chard loves heavy soils. Well-rotten compost and generous watering refine the aroma. Harvest, depending on the seeding date, from June to October. Late seeding produces an additional cut in the following spring.
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Sowing quantity 200 g/Are
Yellow Grison swiss chard
People from the Engadin love Swiss chard and particularly the yellow one. For their national dish CAPUNS, they prefer the most tender and tasty leaves of this variety. Also people from the lower regions have discovered this speciality in the meantime
Sow from end of April to middle of July in rows with a distance of 20-30cm. Chard loves heavy soils. Well-rotten compost and generous watering refine the aroma. Harvest, depending on the seeding date, from June to October. Late seeding produces an additional cut in the following spring.
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Sowing quantity 200 g/Are
Genevan (open land) swiss chard
Robust variety, which hibernates outdoor and can be made used off until late in spring. The wide, white petioles provide a rich harvest. Also the leave can - prepared like spinach - be used . Very palatable and productive leafy vegetable.
Sow either directly in the garden bed from April to July at a row distance of 40cm distance or propagate using seedlings. Thin out direct seed to 40cm. Harvest: Continuously break off the outer leaves at the base. Do not hurt the inner leaves in the heart.
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Sowing quantity 8 - 10 g/Are