About
'White Silver' is a traditional variety of chard that thrives in the garden with minimal effort. It features broad, shiny leaves supported by sturdy white stalks, offering a mild, sweet flavor. This variety is a fundamental component of vegetable plots. You can harvest the leaves at a young stage or allow them to grow larger, enjoying fresh produce well into the winter months.
About the genus
Beta comprises annual, biennial, or perennial plants characterized by rosettes of basal foliage and robust, fleshy roots. This genus encompasses various wild species alongside cultivated varieties like beetroot, chard, and sugar beet.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, rich, free draining soil in full sun or partial shade. Sow direct between March and August, 2.5cm deep and 10cm apart or sow indoors in modules and transplant when large enough to handle. See vegetable cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to birds, slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds and downy mildew