Variety profile
Swiss chard ‚Vulkan’
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla · Amaranthaceae
- Ripening
- mittel
- Harvest
- Week 26 to 44
- Vigour
- stark
- Origin
- Deutschland
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Use
- Kochen, Frisch, Salat
- Disease resistance
- Schossneigung: mittel
About this variety
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A brilliantly red-stemmed chard with dark green, red-veined leaves; the strong colour holds even after a brief steaming. You cook the fleshy stems like asparagus, while the leaves go into the pan like spinach. Vulkan regrows quickly after cutting, so you can keep picking for months. Open-pollinated, so you can save your own seed from your finest plants.
Mild with a slightly tart note; the red stems are a touch more savoury than pale varieties. Young leaves are good raw in a salad.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
All care notes for Swiss chard