Growing your own plants from seed opens up a wide variety of herbs and vegetables that you won’t find at the store.

A member of the beet family, Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) is one of the easiest leafy greens to grow because it will thrive in ...

To sow chard - from mid March to mid May - make a trench 2.5cm deep with a garden cane and space seeds about 8cm apart. Cover, water and label - subsequent rows need to be about 38cm apart.