Container Friendly
Days to Maturity: 25-50
Full Sun
Approximate Seed Count: 80
AnnualSwiss chard is packed with vitamins and minerals, it can be grown in hot climates as well as cold, handling it all with ease. If you plant it, just get ready for neighbors to be fed as well. Production will increase with every harvest. The fordhook variety specifically is one of the most prolific producers of swiss chard.
I'm only rating the Fordhook Swiss Chard on delivery time because I haven't planted any seeds, yet. I'm in the process of moving, so I haven't had time to drop any seeds. However, I know their going to do well when I do. 🙂
The chard grew really well against a West boarder fence facing East and getting lots of sun with late afternoon shade. My chickensand I enjoyed the abundance from just 2 plants in 2025. Thanks
So easy to grow and just keeps on producing, we picked this for over 6 months then had volunteers come up in the spring.
Planning ahead.
The Fordhook Swiss Chard is great. I grow it every year. It grows well and tastes great. I can grow it in Spring, Summer, Fall and it comes back the next Spring. I have tried to grow other colors of Swiss Chard, but I find that the Fordhook Swiss Chard grows the best.
I gave one to my partner last summer... he said, "WHY DOES THIS TASTE LIKE CHAMPAGNE??"
This variety will be in my garden until I can no longer garden!
I just planted them and they look beautiful so far
Excellent Germination!
One of my favorite things to grow is spinach, I grow mostly in containers so I like to try and get as much as possible out of my small garden. This variety definitely does that. I get massive leaves and fill up a gallon sized ziplock bag relatively quickly every week when the harvest begins.
Germination went very well, popped up within a few days. Growing well!
