Chard varieties

There are quite a lot of varieties of Swiss chard - there are plenty to choose from. First of all, among them, those that are resistant to flowering are usually distinguished - these are varieties: Scarlet, Pomegranate, Rubarb, Rubin, Svekman.

It is preferable to grow fast-growing varieties, these include cultivars: Scarlet (35-41 days), Pomegranate (33-42 days), Mirage (42-43 days), Bride (43-44 days), Rubin (33-39 days ) and Charlie (42-43 days).

About cultivation - in the article How to grow Swiss chard.

• Scarlet - the peculiarities of the variety include a green-purple rosette of leaf blades, a raspberry shade of petioles, the presence of aroma and a yield of up to 6 kg per square meter.
• Red - this cultivar is characterized by red leaf blades, undemanding to the type of soil, the suitability of leaves and petioles for literally all types of processing.
• Emerald– Among the features of the variety are a massive rosette of leaf blades, the ability to quickly regrow leaves after harvesting and a later period of harvest (about 65 days after germination).
• Argentata - forms large leaf blades on large snow-white petioles. Harvesting can be done all summer and almost all autumn. The variety loves loose soils.
• Spinach - differs in juicy and fleshy leaf blades, resistant to recurrent frost. This variety can be sown three times per season - in May, mid-summer and mid-autumn.
• Belavinka - produces light petioles and is ideal for growing in greenhouses. The first harvest will have to wait almost 3 months, but it will be possible to harvest up to 9 kg per square meter.
• Curly - is characterized by mid-maturity, interesting blistery leaf blades and very wide snow-white petioles. Grows well in open areas and loose soil.
• Brazilian - in this variety, the leaf blades are painted in variegated colors, therefore, in addition to being used for food, it can also be used to decorate the site.
• Bali - this variety is characterized by graceful, corrugated leaf blades and bright burgundy petioles. It can be grown both outdoors and in a greenhouse.
• Bulls Blood - a cultivar with a compact rosette of scarlet leaf blades, adoring the abundance of light and moisture in the soil.
• Garnet - differs in a strictly vertical rosette of leaf blades, mid-maturity and rich scarlet petioles and leaf blades.

• Green - the variety is characterized by an average ripeness period (about 3 months), massive, elongated-oval leaves with a green color and light green petioles.
• Gorgeous - also has a vertical rosette of leaves reaching a height of 60 cm. The leaves are dark green, very massive, with bright scarlet petioles.
• Mirage - its distinctive features - resistance to negative temperatures, light green color of leaf blades, the ability to quickly grow back after harvesting, and a late period of stemming.
• Malachite - forms a vertical and very compact rosette of light green leaf blades. The first harvest will have to wait a little over 3 months. On nutritious soil with sufficient food and moisture from the square. meter can be harvested up to 7 kg of the crop.

• Bride - the variety is characterized by resistance to cold, compact rosettes of leaf blades, wide and fleshy petioles slightly more than half a meter high.
• Rubarb - early ripening and productive, resistant to downy mildew, able to grow and give excellent yields both in the greenhouse and in the open field. Possesses high growth activity, excellent taste, disease resistance and undemanding soil conditions.
• Ruby - differs in a medium-sized rosette of leaf blades, colored green and having bright scarlet venation. This variety can easily tolerate short-term drought, but prefers highly fertile soils with a neutral reaction.
• Rubinoa - has a voluminous rosette of leaves with excellent taste and aroma.The leaf petioles are scarlet, the purpose is universal.
• Svekman - has an almost vertical rosette of leaves, sometimes exceeding a height of 60 cm. The leaf blades are dark green, the petioles are white. It will take almost four months to wait for the first harvest, so you need to provide for the preliminary cultivation of seedlings. The variety is resistant to cold.
• Charlie - in this variety, you can use both petioles and leaf blades, which are medium in size and greenish-reddish in color. Harvest per sq. meters can exceed 4 kg. The variety has a distinctive feature - its seeds germinate well and amicably only if the air temperature exceeds + 10 ° C.