When to plant Swiss chard in Indiana, United States
Swiss chard can be planted after April 22, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 80°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.
Growing Swiss chard in Indiana
Days suitable for growing Swiss chard in Indiana
On average Swiss chard needs from 50 to 60 days to mature and produce harvest.
It could prove difficult to start growing Swiss chard in Indiana, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Swiss chard.
In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.
Start seeds indoors
Indiana has 2 distinct seasons for growing Swiss chard
In order to get plants ready for April 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 11 and April 04
Seeds started after April 04 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Swiss chard growing season in Indiana is quite short, with only 43 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
In order to get plants ready for September 19 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 08 and September 01
Seeds started after September 01 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Swiss chard growing season in Indiana is quite short, with only 43 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
Use a cold frame
When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.
Use an additional shading
On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 80°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Swiss chard, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.
| Total frost free days | 174 |
| Last frost expected date | May 10 |
| First frost expected date | October 31 |
| Dates with ideal conditions | May 03 to May 04 (2 days) May 09 May 11 May 15 to May 18 (4 days) May 20 to May 22 (3 days) September 23 October 03 to October 07 (5 days) October 10 to October 13 (4 days) October 22 October 24 to October 25 (2 days) |
| Dates with suitable conditions | April 04 to April 15 (12 days) April 20 April 22 to June 03 (43 days) June 07 to June 16 (10 days) August 15 August 31 September 06 to September 09 (4 days) September 12 to September 13 (2 days) September 15 September 17 September 19 to October 31 (43 days) November 04 to November 11 (8 days) |
| Total days ideal for growing Swiss chard in Indiana | 24 |
| Total days suitable for growing Swiss chard in Indiana | 127 |
| Days needed for Swiss chard to mature and produce harvest | 50 - 60 |
| Seed can be planted directly into soil | no |
| Seed has to be started indoors | yes |
Notable temperature facts for growing Swiss chard in Indiana
Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Indiana
Tolerable temperature range for Swiss chard: 20°F to 80°F
| Week | Average temperature | Possible min and max temperature | Suitable for Swiss chard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 01 - January 03 | 34°F to 46°F | 19°F to 62°F | TRUE |
| 2 | January 04 - January 10 | 28°F to 41°F | 6°F to 58°F | TRUE |
| 3 | January 11 - January 17 | 28°F to 40°F | 14°F to 62°F | TRUE |
| 4 | January 18 - January 24 | 23°F to 36°F | -4°F to 53°F | TRUE |
| 5 | January 25 - January 31 | 20°F to 33°F | -12°F to 44°F | TRUE |
| 6 | February 01 - February 07 | 24°F to 40°F | 4°F to 61°F | TRUE |
| 7 | February 08 - February 14 | 22°F to 37°F | 3°F to 58°F | TRUE |
| 8 | February 15 - February 21 | 23°F to 40°F | -2°F to 60°F | TRUE |
| 9 | February 22 - February 28 | 30°F to 46°F | 16°F to 65°F | TRUE |
| 10 | March 01 - March 07 | 30°F to 50°F | 7°F to 70°F | TRUE |
| 11 | March 08 - March 14 | 34°F to 52°F | 15°F to 67°F | TRUE |
| 12 | March 15 - March 21 | 34°F to 53°F | 20°F to 69°F | TRUE |
| 13 | March 22 - March 28 | 38°F to 55°F | 23°F to 71°F | TRUE |
| 14 | March 29 - April 04 | 38°F to 58°F | 24°F to 74°F | TRUE |
| 15 | April 05 - April 11 | 46°F to 65°F | 30°F to 77°F | TRUE |
| 16 | April 12 - April 18 | 42°F to 61°F | 27°F to 77°F | TRUE |
| 17 | April 19 - April 25 | 43°F to 62°F | 27°F to 80°F | TRUE |
| 18 | April 26 - May 02 | 47°F to 64°F | 35°F to 79°F | TRUE |
| 19 | May 03 - May 09 | 49°F to 67°F | 37°F to 78°F | TRUE |
| 20 | May 10 - May 16 | 50°F to 69°F | 30°F to 83°F | TRUE |
| 21 | May 17 - May 23 | 58°F to 74°F | 46°F to 85°F | TRUE |
| 22 | May 24 - May 30 | 60°F to 78°F | 43°F to 85°F | TRUE |
| 23 | May 31 - June 06 | 61°F to 79°F | 49°F to 89°F | TRUE |
| 24 | June 07 - June 13 | 62°F to 79°F | 53°F to 89°F | TRUE |
| 25 | June 14 - June 20 | 63°F to 81°F | 50°F to 93°F | |
| 26 | June 21 - June 27 | 66°F to 82°F | 54°F to 93°F | |
| 27 | June 28 - July 04 | 68°F to 85°F | 56°F to 90°F | |
| 28 | July 05 - July 11 | 69°F to 85°F | 60°F to 93°F | |
| 29 | July 12 - July 18 | 68°F to 84°F | 62°F to 89°F | |
| 30 | July 19 - July 25 | 69°F to 85°F | 59°F to 92°F | |
| 31 | July 26 - August 01 | 68°F to 84°F | 60°F to 92°F | |
| 32 | August 02 - August 08 | 66°F to 82°F | 55°F to 90°F | |
| 33 | August 09 - August 15 | 67°F to 82°F | 58°F to 90°F | |
| 34 | August 16 - August 22 | 66°F to 83°F | 57°F to 88°F | |
| 35 | August 23 - August 29 | 68°F to 85°F | 58°F to 93°F | |
| 36 | August 30 - September 05 | 65°F to 81°F | 55°F to 88°F | |
| 37 | September 06 - September 12 | 64°F to 80°F | 56°F to 89°F | TRUE |
| 38 | September 13 - September 19 | 61°F to 79°F | 52°F to 88°F | TRUE |
| 39 | September 20 - September 26 | 59°F to 76°F | 46°F to 90°F | TRUE |
| 40 | September 27 - October 03 | 58°F to 75°F | 43°F to 89°F | TRUE |
| 41 | October 04 - October 10 | 53°F to 70°F | 39°F to 83°F | TRUE |
| 42 | October 11 - October 17 | 50°F to 67°F | 38°F to 80°F | TRUE |
| 43 | October 18 - October 24 | 48°F to 64°F | 35°F to 77°F | TRUE |
| 44 | October 25 - October 31 | 47°F to 58°F | 28°F to 75°F | TRUE |
| 45 | November 01 - November 07 | 40°F to 57°F | 28°F to 73°F | TRUE |
| 46 | November 08 - November 14 | 39°F to 55°F | 10°F to 75°F | TRUE |
| 47 | November 15 - November 21 | 34°F to 49°F | 18°F to 65°F | TRUE |
| 48 | November 22 - November 28 | 34°F to 48°F | 19°F to 57°F | TRUE |
| 49 | November 29 - December 05 | 32°F to 47°F | 21°F to 60°F | TRUE |
| 50 | December 06 - December 12 | 33°F to 47°F | 20°F to 63°F | TRUE |
| 51 | December 13 - December 19 | 31°F to 42°F | 11°F to 62°F | TRUE |
| 52 | December 20 - December 26 | 29°F to 45°F | -7°F to 63°F | TRUE |
| 53 | December 27 - December 31 | 34°F to 47°F | 14°F to 63°F | TRUE |
Days with suitable temperature for growing Swiss chard in Indiana
For more precise weather statisctics and planting information, please select a County in Indiana.
Adams County
Allen County
Bartholomew County
Benton County
Blackford County
Boone County
Brown County
Carroll County
Cass County
Clark County
Clay County
Clinton County
Crawford County
Daviess County
Dearborn County
Decatur County
DeKalb County
Delaware County
Dubois County
Elkhart County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Fountain County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Gibson County
Grant County
Greene County
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Harrison County
Hendricks County
Henry County
Howard County
Huntington County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jay County
Jefferson County
Jennings County
Johnson County
Knox County
Kosciusko County
LaGrange County
Lake County
LaPorte County
Lawrence County
Madison County
Marion County
Marshall County
Martin County
Miami County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Newton County
Noble County
Ohio County
Orange County
Owen County
Parke County
Perry County
Pike County
Porter County
Posey County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Randolph County
Ripley County
Rush County
Scott County
Shelby County
Spencer County
St. Joseph County
Starke County
Steuben County
Sullivan County
Switzerland County
Tippecanoe County
Tipton County
Union County
Vanderburgh County
Vermillion County
Vigo County
Wabash County
Warren County
Warrick County
Washington County
Wayne County
Wells County
White County
Whitley County
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