Eldorado Swiss Chard is an attractive culinary annual with upright glossy green foliage highlighted by its bright gold stems and veins. The foliage has a sweet and milder, delicate flavor and is ready to harvest ab baby stage in 20-27 days. Grows best in cool weather with full sun and rich light soils with good drainage. Eldorado is frost tolerant and very slow to bolt.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
0.5’ - 1' |
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Spacing: |
1' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. No serious pests or diseases. Beets may suffer from downy or powdery mildew, root rots, or leaf spots. Watch for aphids, leaf miners, leafhoppers, and flea beetles.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Kitchen Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Cabbage, Beans, Onion
IMAGES: BallSeed Inc, Eldorado Swiss Chard
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
