Swiss Chard · Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla
Bright Lights
Multi-color petioles for bunching. Cut-and-come-again all summer if watered. Leaf miner: remove eggs on undersides, insect net in June. One spring planting can run to frost.
Zone
Zone 1 · cold wet
Hold
32°F · 95% RH
Min safe
32°F
Shelf
10 d
Cooling
Hydrocooling
Respiration
High
cp
0.93 BTU/lb·°F
Totes / 100 lb
4
Zone 1 crop. Hydro or ice, then 32°F at 95% RH.
CHANNEL
- Week
- 12 Oct–18 Oct
- Cuts
- 1 lines
- Mass
- 23 lb
- Totes
- 1
Net $269.85 · $5.40 / bed-foot after harvest+pack labor and seed.
| DATE | BLOCK | BED | CULTIVAR | UNITS | LB | TOTES | ZONE | BOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-01 | F HERB | 3 | Bright Lights | 13.8 bunches | 23 lb | 1 | Z1 | 34°F |
| CULTIVAR | FEET | UNITS | GROSS | LABOR | SEED | MARGIN | $/FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Lights | 50 ft | 110.4 bunches | $303.60 | $15.75 | $18.00 | $269.85 | $5.40 |
| TOTAL | 50 ft | $303.60 | $15.75 | $18.00 | $269.85 | $5.40 |
Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.