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'Peppermint' Swiss Chard
 
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Description: Beta vulgaris. Open pollinated. Plants with a strong upright habit produce pink and white striped stems with glossy, dark green leaves that have white veins. Good in container or garden. Resistance to bolting. About 33 (baby) to 60 (bunching) days to maturity.
Days To Maturity: 33-60
Seed Sources: Harris Seeds - updated in 2020
Park Seed - updated in 2020
Territorial Seed Company - updated in 2020
Johnny's Selected Seeds - updated in 2020

 
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)Overall
Taste: (3.6 Stars)Taste
Yield: (3.7 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 09/17/2021 by v_gardener - An intermediate gardener

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Westchester, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

No harvest yet, but my peppermint swiss chard is doing nicely. They germinated about a week or so ago for my fall garden and had a great germination rate. Haven\'t harvested yet so I can\'t say much for the taste, but I have noticed that it doesn\'t grow as fast as my Giant Fordhook (white-stemmed) Swiss Chard. I\'m excited to update this review and see how the Peppermint Swiss Chard variety does in my fall garden!
 

Reviewed on 02/11/2021 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener

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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Excellent swiss chard variety. Very vigorous and fast-growing plants. Showed good disease resistance. Even if some of the older leaves showed some leaf spot and insect activity, the new leaves were healthy and large. Important note: due to the exuberant growth of these plants, they need to be severely pruned and harvested regularly. Otherwise, they can take over the entire bed.
 

Reviewed on 11/02/2020 by Marci Muller - An experienced gardener

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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Great producer - cut and cut several times throught the season. Very pretty and tasty
 

Reviewed on 10/29/2020 by MGWayne - An experienced gardener

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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Big, beautiful plants with large healthy leaves. Easy to harvest
 

Reviewed on 10/16/2020 by CCE Orrange County - An intermediate gardener

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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Tasty, but not very productive.
 

Reviewed on 10/16/2020 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener

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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

One of my favourite varieties. So pretty, and the dark green crinkly leaves are delicious. I cook the stems separately, making a french style gratin. Very productive despite not thinning (cutworms helped with that), harvested weekly all summer and well into the fall. Did take a month or so to get going but watering in this hot, dry season was key.
 

Reviewed on 10/12/2020 by CCE Oneida County - An intermediate gardener

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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Due to the hot and dry summer weather here in CNY, this swiss chard was sown in late June and didn\'t really start to grow until September when cooler temperatures came.
 

Reviewed on 10/09/2020 by CarolK - An experienced gardener

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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Excellent flavor and visually pleasing. Not as bitter as some chards
 

Reviewed on 10/05/2020 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener

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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Grew well all season and is still very productive in October. Colorful stems. Overall great tasting leaves raw or cooked.
 

Reviewed on 09/30/2020 by Food bank vvtg - An experienced gardener

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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Very easy to grow and loved the taste
 

Reviewed on 09/24/2020 by CCEYates - An experienced gardener

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Yates, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Grew well from direct seeding. The leaves were fairly small but attractive. Lower yields but we had a very dry year this year and limited water at the location where we were growing it. Did not evaluate flavor as we donated all of our crop to our local food pantry.
 

Reviewed on 09/24/2020 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener

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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Produced well all season long. Still going in September.
 

Reviewed on 09/02/2020 by nmeohen1 - An experienced gardener

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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Easy to grow from seed. We have eaten a few leaves every week and wonder what a light frost will do to the taste?
 

Reviewed on 07/29/2020 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener

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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Direct seeded May 14, harvested July 28. Strong growth, slightly variable color in petioles. Taste not evaluated since all was donated to a food bank.
 

Reviewed on 07/29/2020 by Food bank vvtg - An experienced gardener

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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Good tasting and disease resistant.
 

Reviewed on 11/25/2018 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener

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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This Chard gave a high yield and was very tasty. It did get Cercospora Leaf Spot so we lost some yield because of this. We kept removing the diseased leaves as soon as they showed signs of this fungus and our careful maintenance preserved most of our yield.
 

Reviewed on 11/21/2018 by Susan-CCESchuyler - An experienced gardener

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Schuyler, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

never germinated
 

Reviewed on 09/25/2018 by CCE Orrange County - An intermediate gardener

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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Best crop in our trail.
 

Reviewed on 09/11/2018 by SuffolkCce - An experienced gardener

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Suffolk, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Grew slowly with small but tasty leaves.
 

Reviewed on 09/10/2018 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener

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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Love this! Have grown many varieties over the years and this one is one of my favorites. Pretty stems, beautiful, crinkly leaves a lovely shade of green. Great germination, a few leaf miners at the beginning but no other issues. Very tasty, would highly recommend.
 

Reviewed on 08/28/2018 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener

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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Multiple harvests with good taste. Nice looking crop.
 




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