Barese Swiss Chard

Barese Swiss Chard Seeds: Quick Baby Leaves & Versatile Mature Greens

Discover the exceptional qualities of Barese Swiss Chard, a fantastic home garden variety specifically bred for the baby leaf market. This open-pollinated chard matures quickly, producing smooth, dark, glossy green leaves with slightly curled edges, ready for harvest in approximately 35 days.

• Bred for Baby Leaf Production:
  • Mature quickly, providing tender baby leaves in around 35 days.
  • Perfect for adding delicate texture and flavor to salads.
• Smooth, Dark Glossy Green Leaves:
  • Produces attractive, dark green leaves with a glossy sheen and slightly curled edges.
• Excellent for Salads:
  • Tender baby leaves are a delightful addition to fresh salads, offering a mild and earthy flavor.
• Also Great for Mature Harvest:
  • Allows for harvesting larger, more substantial leaves for cooking like spinach or other greens.
• Open Pollinated:
  • Allows for seed saving, enabling you to continue growing this variety in your garden year after year.
• Adaptable Cool Season Crop:
  • Thrives in cooler temperatures and can even tolerate light frosts, making it suitable for spring and fall planting.
• Sowing Instructions:
  • Direct sow Barese Swiss chard about a week after the last spring frost.
  • Plant seeds in compost-enriched soil in full sun.
  • For a continuous summer crop, plant more Swiss chard every two weeks.
  • Germination should occur in about a week.
  • Barese Swiss chard can also be planted as a fall crop.
• Harvesting:
  • Individual leaves can be harvested for greens as soon as they reach a height of 6-8 inches.
  • The whole plant can be cut at the soil surface (leave an inch of stem for potential regrowth).
  • Outer stalks can be harvested individually, leaving the heart to continue growing.