As soon as the soil has warmed up in spring, plant seeds around a teepee made of poles. Supporting the vines this way saves, space, makes an attractive garden accent, and makes picking easy. Kentucky Wonder is well-known for its wonderful flavor. Try some this year. Swiss chard is such a healthful green, forming big, crinkled leaves packed with vitamins and minerals.
Plants are so pretty, they look great in the flower bed.
And Swiss chard grows well through spring, summer and fall for reliable harvests of greens until fall frost. Add plenty of peat moss or leaf compost, and mix these in. Then take soil samples for a soil test, to see whether you need add anything else. Vegetables need some fertilizer for best results. Apply it when you prepare the soil for planting, following the label instructions for the amount required.