Swiss chard · Begampur, Delhi, India
When to plant swiss chard in Begampur
Main outdoor window
24 Dec - 14 Jan
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
7 January
In Begampur, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
12-22 Feb
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Begampur
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Start indoors
3-24 Dec
Five weeks before your last frost, under cover or on a windowsill.
Sow direct
24 Dec - 14 Jan
Two weeks before your last frost.
Plant out
31 Dec - 21 Jan
One week before your last frost.
Harvest
12-22 Feb
Swiss chard through the year
Against the frost risk in Begampur
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Begampur
July has the highest average precipitation (179 mm); November has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in Begampur
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C (44.1°F)44.1°F (6.7°C) | 22.3°C (72.1°F)72.1°F (22.3°C) | 0.2 |
| February | 9.7°C (49.5°F)49.5°F (9.7°C) | 26.5°C (79.6°F)79.6°F (26.5°C) | 0.0 |
| March | 15.3°C (59.5°F)59.5°F (15.3°C) | 32.8°C (91°F)91°F (32.8°C) | 0.0 |
| April | 21.6°C (70.9°F)70.9°F (21.6°C) | 39°C (102.3°F)102.3°F (39°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 26.9°C (80.4°F)80.4°F (26.9°C) | 42.4°C (108.3°F)108.3°F (42.4°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 29.4°C (84.9°F)84.9°F (29.4°C) | 41.8°C (107.2°F)107.2°F (41.8°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 28.3°C (82.9°F)82.9°F (28.3°C) | 37.6°C (99.6°F)99.6°F (37.6°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 26.2°C (79.2°F)79.2°F (26.2°C) | 34.7°C (94.5°F)94.5°F (34.7°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 23.8°C (74.8°F)74.8°F (23.8°C) | 34.5°C (94°F)94°F (34.5°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 19.2°C (66.5°F)66.5°F (19.2°C) | 33.4°C (92°F)92°F (33.4°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 13.7°C (56.7°F)56.7°F (13.7°C) | 28.8°C (83.9°F)83.9°F (28.8°C) | 0.0 |
| December | 8.8°C (47.8°F)47.8°F (8.8°C) | 24.1°C (75.4°F)75.4°F (24.1°C) | 0.0 |
For swiss chard, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing swiss chard for Begampur
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 179 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant swiss chard
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 10°C (50°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Check the local overnight forecast before planting out. Delay planting or keep protection ready if frost is forecast, even after the historical last-frost date.
- Harden off plants raised indoors: gradually expose them to outdoor light, wind and temperature before their final move into the bed.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Harvest stems and leaves without exhausting the plant
Sow or plant into fertile, well-drained soil and thin crowded clusters. Space plants for the harvest size you want: baby leaves and large cooking stems are different targets.
Take outer stems cleanly while leaving the growing centre intact. A small repeated harvest lets a healthy plant replace leaves instead of forcing it to recover from complete stripping.
Keep moisture steady and check for leaf damage and flowering stems. When the plant bolts or leaf quality declines, judge whether another sowing is more useful than keeping an old plant indefinitely.
Growing in a container
Chard can be productive in containers. Leave room for individual stems to expand and reach the plant easily without breaking neighbouring leaves.
What to record this season
Which sowing and stem variety gave the longest usable leaf harvest? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: RHS chard growing guide . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The RHS guide is written for UK growing conditions. Its cultivation advice does not validate the dates calculated for your town.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Sow or plant into fertile, well-drained soil and thin crowded clusters. Space plants for the harvest size you want: baby leaves and large cooking stems are different targets.
Protect tender growth from frost and wait for suitable growing warmth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: duration, wind, plant age and acclimatisation affect damage.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Swiss chard are timed from 5 weeks before that frost for an indoor start, with planting out 1 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Begampur.
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Growing swiss chard in Begampur
Can I grow swiss chard in Begampur?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 179 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant swiss chard in Begampur?
Aim for 24 Dec - 14 Jan in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 30 Dec - 20 Jan - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might swiss chard be ready to harvest in Begampur?
The estimated period is 12-22 Feb, based on 50 to 60 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will swiss chard tolerate?
Protect tender growth from frost and wait for suitable growing warmth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: duration, wind, plant age and acclimatisation affect damage.