Fordhook Giant Swiss chard
Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant'
RHS AGM 2000
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Fordhook Giant' Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It is the standard green Swiss chard, and it needs little care.
Pairs well with Lettuce, Kale, and Thai basil.