Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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A lot of people are attracted the diverse range of colours that different varieties of chard can produce, but a trial of a range of different chard varieties in the gardens last year showed that the more colourful the leaves and stems of the plants are, the less they will produce.

0:00 A really productive crop
1:13 Different ways to grow chard
2:17 A trial of 9 varieties
3:11 Two batches
4:31 Yield and quality
6:45 Death overwinter
8:51 Overall results
10:22 It depends what you want

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