Some of my favorite cool-season crops are beets, spinach and Swiss chard. They all belong to the same plant family, Amaranthaceae, so they have the same cultural needs and potential insect problems.

How to Plant and Grow Swiss Chard originally appeared on Dengarden. Swiss chard is a member of the beet family and is easy to spot in a garden due to its colorful, prominent midribs and large petioles ...

I have been a proponent of floating row cover for years. When placed on hoops over a vegetable crop, this lightweight fabric allows sunlight and moisture to pass through it and acts as a physical ...

Chard is a leafy green vegetable that's part of the Chenopodiaceae family (a subfamily of the Amaranthaceae plant family, but in layman's terms, the beet family). Its large and crinkly leaves are ...

Swiss chard is a leafy vegetable that is a great addition to gardens now. It is reliable, productive and should be more commonly planted. An attractive and often colorful plant, some types of Swiss ...