Raw / fresh
Use young tender leaves fresh in salads, wraps, bowls, sandwiches, or as a garnish where suitable.
Leafy Greens
Silverbeet growing guide
Highly productive leafy vegetable that keeps cropping for months. The colourful stems of rainbow chard are ornamental as well as edible. Heat and cold tolerant.
5-10 daysGermination
50-60 daysHarvest
30 cmSpacing
1.5 cmSow depth
Full/PartSun
HardyFrost
2.5 cm/weekWater
6-7pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec |
| Subtropical | Feb - Oct | Feb - Oct | Apr - Dec |
| Mediterranean | Feb - Oct | Feb - Oct | Apr - Dec |
| Temperate | Feb - Oct | Feb - Oct | Apr - Dec |
| Cool | Feb - Sep | Feb - Sep | Apr - Nov |
| Arid | Mar - Sep | Mar - Sep | May - Nov |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Silverbeet after harvest.
Cooked
Wilt, steam, stir-fry, braise, add to soups, fold into omelettes, or use in savoury bakes.
Store / preserve
Use fresh, blanch and freeze sturdy greens, ferment, or make herb-style pastes depending on the crop.
Try: Fresh salad, Garlic stir-fry, Soup greens, Wilted side.
Good companions
Beans, Onion, Garlic, Cabbage
Avoid near
Spinach, Beet
Growing note
Harvest outer leaves and the plant keeps producing new growth from the centre.
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