Moisture Moist

Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

PFAF edible rating 4

PFAF medicinal rating 2

Family Chenopodiaceae

Height 0.9

PFAF other uses rating 0

Alternate name swiss chard, silver beet, perpetual spinach, beet spinach, seakale beet, leaf beet

German name Mangold, Krautstiel

Tags Biennial Edible Stem Leaves

Chard
Beta vulgaris cicla

Light condition

4-8

Hardiness zone

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Edible

Leaf vegetable. Leaves and stalks are edible. Closely related to the beet.

Basil - antagonist to

Beet Lavender Marjoram Nectarine Onion Peach Sour cherry Sweet cherry - companion to