Vegetable Full Sun to Partial Shade Regular water

Swiss Chard

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Colorful, heat-tolerant green related to beets. Beautiful rainbow stems.

Harvest 50-60 days

Temp Range -2°C — 30°C

Frost Tolerant ❄

Quick Answer: How to Grow Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard takes 50-60 days to harvest. It grows best in 10–24°C with full sun to partial shade and regular watering. Swiss Chard is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -2°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun to Partial Shade

💧

Water

Regular

❄️

Frost

Tolerant

📅

Harvest

50-60 days

Temperature Range

10-24°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 10–24°C Tolerates: -2–30°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Cut-and-come-again harvesting extends the season. More heat tolerant than spinach.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: -2°C to 30°C
Optimal growing: 10°C to 24°C
Harvest in 50-60 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Swiss Chard is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
🌱 Swiss Chard loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.

Where to Grow Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Ankara, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Antalya, TR	easy									✓	✓
Athens, GR	easy									✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	easy									✓	✓
Bari, IT	easy									✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bergen, NO	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Berlin, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	easy									✓	✓
Bologna, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Brussels, BE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Budapest, HU	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Catania, IT	easy									✓	✓
Cologne, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Corfu, GR	easy									✓	✓
Cork, IE	easy									✓	✓
Dublin, IE	easy									✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	easy									✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Florence, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Genoa, IT	easy									✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	easy									✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	easy									✓	✓
Izmir, TR	easy									✓	✓
Krakow, PL	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Limassol, CY	easy									✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	easy									✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
London, GB	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Lyon, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madrid, ES	easy									✓	✓
Malaga, ES	easy									✓	✓
Marseille, FR	easy									✓	✓
Milan, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Munich, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Naples, IT	easy									✓	✓
Nice, FR	easy									✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	easy									✓	✓
Oslo, NO	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Palermo, IT	easy									✓	✓
Paris, FR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Porto, PT	easy									✓	✓
Poznan, PL	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Prague, CZ	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Rome, IT	easy									✓	✓
Seville, ES	easy									✓	✓
Sofia, BG	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Split, HR	easy									✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tirana, AL	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Turin, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Turku, FI	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Valencia, ES	easy									✓	✓
Valletta, MT	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Verona, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Vienna, AT	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zurich, CH	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Bali, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bandung, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Beijing, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Busan, KR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Cebu, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	easy									✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	easy									✓	✓
Chennai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	easy									✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Colombo, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Dalian, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Davao, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Delhi, IN	easy									✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Dharan, NP	easy									✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	easy									✓	✓
Galle, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	easy									✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Harbin, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Incheon, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Indore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	easy									✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	easy									✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Jeju, KR	easy									✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Karachi, PK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	easy									✓	✓
Kochi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kunming, CN	easy									✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	easy									✓	✓
Lahore, PK	easy									✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	easy									✓	✓
Manila, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	easy									✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Osaka, JP	easy									✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Penang, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Pune, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Seoul, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	easy									✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	easy									✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Singapore, SG	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Surat, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Taipei, TW	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	easy									✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	easy									✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	easy									✓	✓
Yangon, MM	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Anchorage, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Austin, US	easy									✓	✓
Baltimore, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Boise, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Buffalo, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Calgary, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Charleston, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Charlotte, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chicago, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Denver, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Detroit, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Fargo, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	easy									✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Halifax, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Hartford, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Havana, CU	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Honolulu, US	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Houston, US	easy									✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	easy									✓	✓
Kansas City, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Kingston, JM	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Knoxville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	easy									✓	✓
Little Rock, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	easy									✓	✓
Louisville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Lubbock, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madison, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Miami, US	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	easy									✓	✓
Montreal, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Nashville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
New Orleans, US	easy									✓	✓
New York, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Omaha, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Phoenix, US	easy									✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Portland, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Puebla, MX	easy									✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Richmond, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Sacramento, US	easy									✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
San Diego, US	easy									✓	✓
San Francisco, US	easy									✓	✓
San Jose, CR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Seattle, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Spokane, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tampa, US	easy									✓	✓
Toronto, CA	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tucson, US	easy									✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Victoria, CA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Accra, GH	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	easy										✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bamako, ML	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	easy										✓	✓
Dakar, SN	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Douala, CM	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Durban, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Fez, MA	easy										✓	✓
Freetown, SL	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Harare, ZW	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kigali, RW	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Lagos, NG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Libreville, GA	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Luanda, AO	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	easy										✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	easy										✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Belem, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bogota, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Campinas, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Goiania, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
La Paz, BO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Manaus, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Medellin, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Recife, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Rosario, AR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Santiago, CL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
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When should I plant swiss chard in my city?

The best time to plant swiss chard depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 10°C and 24°C. Since swiss chard is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow swiss chard in winter?

Yes, swiss chard is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -2°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Swiss Chard

When should I plant swiss chard?

The best time to plant swiss chard depends on your local climate. Swiss Chard grows best in temperatures between 10°C and 24°C (can tolerate -2°C to 30°C). Swiss Chard is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can swiss chard grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Swiss Chard can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Swiss Chard requires full sun to partial shade and regular watering.

How long does swiss chard take to grow?

Swiss Chard typically takes 50-60 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun to partial shade and regular watering. Cut-and-come-again harvesting extends the season. More heat tolerant than spinach.

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