Chard seeds

The colorful cut-and-come-again green worth a spot in your garden

Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) is a strikingly beautiful leafy green grown for its glossy, tender leaves and crisp, brightly colored stems in shades of red, gold, pink, and white. A close cousin of the beet, it is one of the most productive and reliable greens you can grow, thriving where lettuce and spinach bolt. A single sowing keeps producing for months, giving you both a cooking green and an ornamental splash of color in the same plant.

How to grow Swiss chard from seed

Swiss chard is easy and rewarding to start from seed. Sow chard seeds about half an inch deep in rich, moist soil after your last spring frost, in full sun to part shade, and keep the bed damp until seedlings appear. Thin plants to about six to twelve inches apart. Leaves are ready to pick in 50 to 60 days, and if you harvest the outer stalks the plant keeps producing right up to hard frost. For the full step-by-step, see our complete guide to growing Swiss chard from seed.

How to use Swiss chard

Swiss chard is a two-in-one vegetable: cook the leaves like spinach and the stems like asparagus. Saute young leaves with garlic and olive oil, fold them into frittatas, quiches, and stews, or layer them into gratins and pasta. The colorful stems are delicious braised, roasted, or added to stir-fries, and small tender leaves are wonderful raw in salads. Little goes to waste on this generous plant.

Swiss chard and its leafy-green cousins

If you love chard, plant it alongside its leafy-green companions. Pair it with tender spinach, crisp lettuce, or peppery arugula for a garden that supplies both salad greens and hearty cooking greens all season. Explore the full range in our vegetable seeds collection.

Why buy Swiss chard seeds from Organo Republic

Every packet of chard seed we sell is non-GMO, open-pollinated heirloom, and germination tested, so you can sow with confidence. As a U.S.-based licensed seed dealer, we work directly with trusted growers to keep quality high and prices low, and every pack carries a QR code that links straight to free online growing guidance. Orders over $49 ship free. Whether you want a single pack or a full leafy-green collection, you will find dependable, easy-to-grow seed here.