transplanting Swiss Chard - South Texas Gardening

A great tasting green that is beautiful and hearty!

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🌱 Swiss chard is a great substitute for spinach and it grows year-round.

⚙️ When drilling holes, don't force it if you hit a hard spot.

💧 Putting rocks at the bottom of planters helps with drainage.

🌿 Adding dried leaves or grass clippings at the bottom of planters provides nutrients as they break down.

🌧️ Heavy rain can flood gardens, so it's important to have proper drainage.

💪 Swiss chard can withstand the sun better than spinach.

🏞️ Swiss chard can be planted in small containers like dollar store planters.

00:34 The planter that was purchased for $15 from Dollar General broke while drilling holes into it.

04:00 She is planting Swiss chard in a planter and packing dirt around the plants.

07:31 She still has more Swiss chard plants to plant and will need to find more containers for them.

The purpose of the video is to share the process of moving Swiss chard plants to new containers due to heavy rain.

The Dollar General planters broke because they were flimsy and the speaker forced the drill into them.

You can fill the bottom of the planters with rocks or dried leaves/grass clippings for better drainage and nutrients.

Swiss chard is a great substitute for spinach as it grows year-round and can tolerate more sunlight than spinach.

The speaker has six more plants to find containers for.

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