Is a leaf vegetable grown to be used like spinach. Chard is best harvested whilst the leaves are young but will keep growing more leaves and stems as you pick them.
These are best sown directly in the ground. The seed clusters are fairly large and easy to handle so sow a couple of seeds at the desired spacing then thin seedlings out as they grow to leave one or two plants in each position.
Harvest when the leaves and stems have formed. Take outer leaves of a few plants and leave those to produce more leaves next time.
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