Chard seed

[mark1860]

Hi,

I harvested my chard seed that I bought from realseeds.co.uk (not F1) about 6 weeks ago.Does anyone know when it will be ready to plant? I'd like to do it soon to have a winter harvest, but not sure how long it takes before it is ready to use.

thanks a lot

mark

[Scarlet]

were they ready? Mine aren't anywhere near dry? And are still on the plant.
Try germinating them now.

[Alison]

Sounds optimistic for a winter harvest if the seed isn't sown yet but it may depend on where you are. I sow my chard in the spring then harvest spring and autumn. People say it's very hardy but I find it doesn't survive a proper winter outdoors but, in milder winters I pick off the same plants in spring.

Can't help with when your seeds will be ready though as it depends when they're fully dry.

[ESBkevin]

Chard needs to establish for a while, I think this winter cropping is optimistic. Next Spring or late winter would be a yes though. Spinnach would be more likely to crop in the alloted timescale if that helps at all.