Swiss Chard, from the Brassicaceae of plants, is a type of Vegetable that should be relatively easy to repot. Read on below for the steps on repotting your Vegetable to upgrade the pot you want to keep it in.
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How to repot Swiss Chard
Read the essential steps below to ensure the thriving health of your Swiss Chard, from optimal timing and gentle extraction to precise soil selection as part of repotting.
1 – Water Swiss Chard profusely before repotting
Step one is all about preparation. Ensure you’re repotting during a growth phase of Swiss Chard if you want to get the most out of repotting. In addition to this, consider watering generously beforehand to loosen the soil and you have the right soil for your Swiss Chard to hand. The below table should help you out.
| Bloom time | Summer |
|---|---|
| Soil PH | Slightly acidic (6 to 6.4) |
2 – Turn your Swiss Chard and the pot upside down to repot
After you have watered your Swiss Chard, it should be easy to remove by pulling from the the root slowly and carefully or picking the Swiss Chard up and turning it on its head.
3 – Place Swiss Chard in new soil when repotting
Place in new soil in the new pot and add extra soil (if necessary) to the pot of your Swiss Chard, the soil type you should use is Rich, moist, well-drained soil. It may be useful to check you have the right type of soil for your Swiss Chard before you begin the repotting process and maybe consider buying a plant that is similar like a Sweet Corn so you don’t waste soil.
How to nurture your Swiss Chard
Read on for some additional information on the care of Swiss Chard.
Can Swiss Chard be called anything else?
There may be other more scientific names for your Swiss Chard such as Swiss Chard Beta vulgaris or ‘Beta vulgaris var. cicla’ as a more botanical name. Consider repotting other plants like a String Bean Hoya or if you want to be different, another type of plant like Showy Stonecrop to continue repotting.
What kind of plant is Swiss Chard?
To master aftercare for Swiss Chard too, research Vegetable care requirements in general to gain a broader understanding of your plant. These type of plants share the same family name, known in latin as Brassicaceae, so becoming an expert on this type of plant could really help. When the plant is mature, you can expect it to be non-hazardous.
Is the best place to keep Swiss Chard indoors or outdoors after repotting?
When it comes to repotting your Creeping Zinnia and deciding on growing it inside your house or outside, you will need the two pieces of information below. Compare the weather near you to the recommended growing conditions below for your Creeping Zinnia:
| Native area | Central America (Mexico, Guatemala) |
|---|---|
| Hardiness zone | 2–11 (true annual, grown in all USDA zones) |
If your Swiss Chard is repotted, will it bloom?
Achieving the desired height of 18–24 in. tall, 9–12 in. wide which is what you can expect after the right care for your Swiss Chard should also come with Yellow blooms at Summer time. Check out Sweet Potato for another example of a plant that blooms around the same time.
Managing the growth and care of Swiss Chard following repotting
When you repot, it’s important to make sure the repotting process is effective and your Swiss Chard grows to how tall it can get in its new pot which is 18–24 in. tall, 9–12 in. wide. Swiss Chard should also be kept in an area where the sun exposure is ideal and it gets Full, partial exposure in its new home.
This shouldn’t be a big issue if you are growing your Swiss Chard in the recommended area of the US which is in the hardiness zone: 6–10 as biennial, 3–10 as annual (USDA). With the right care and some common sense of the fact Swiss Chard is usually found in Mediterranean, it should grow well.