Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red'
Swiss Chard
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Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Description
49 days to harvest. Burpee's earliest beet, ready a full week before Detroit Dark Red. Most hybrids ripen all at once, but this one is designed to produce roots of several different sizes, so you can enjoy either baby beets or full-sized slicers all season long. The deliciously sweet roots are slightly elongated and smooth. Lush green tops are disease resistant and superb for cooked greens. Burpee Exclusive. GROWING HINTS: Baby beets make excellent eating, and harvesting them helps the remaining beets grow better. When planting, mix beet seeds with fast-sprouting radish seeds to mark the rows. Grows best in full sun.
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Blooming
Blooms inconspicuous green flowers. Plants grown in hot, dry conditions, flower most rapidly.
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Growth
Beets are cool-season annuals, quick to mature. Does best with temperatures between 60 to 65°F (18°C). Grow plants in raised beds.
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Planting
Propagate from the seed. Sow seeds in spring, 2 weeks before the last frost date in your area. In areas with cool summers, it is possible to sow seeds every 3 weeks for continual harvest. Where summers are warm, sow once in spring and then again fall, so that the roots are allowed to mature during cool weather.Before planting, work in 1-2" layer of compost into the soil. Space seeds 1" apart in rows 15" apart.
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Pest
Keep an eye out for aphids, leaf miners, and flea beetles that like to attaack beet leaves. Prevent damage by protecting plants with floating row covers. Nematodes are known to attack the roots causing deformation. Rotate beet plants to keep away from nematodes,
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Interesting facts
Beet seeds are actually dried fruits. You may see more than one seedling sprout from a single location.
Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris 'Chicago Red') - Soil and irrigation
Does best in loose, friable, fertile soil that is well-draining. Prefers neutral pH as well. Add lime to raise the pH or sulfur to lower the pH of your soil if necessary. Water regularly. Enhance soil water retention by mulching with 1-2" layer or organic material.
