[oldcow]

This is probably the stupid question of the day (or month), but it's the first time I grow chard. I sowed them indoors in modules, and planted one seed per cell; however, three or four plants have sprouted in each cell. Do I need to thin out the extra ones, or is it just the way this plant grows? I've never seen anything like this...

[mike1987]

some of the "pods"  have more than one seed in what i do is thin them out to 1 per module and plant the ones that ive taken out most of them will take

[JaK]

^ What Mike said. 

[Swing Swang]

No such thing as a stupid question either

[prakash_mib]

yep. nothing is called stupid questions.
they are multigerm/cluster seeds (same as beetroot/spinach beet). you do get more than one. just thin out the weaklings. 

[NASH]

I sowed mine last year in May in a 6m long row in JI seed compost half inch deep (as I dont dig the soil underneath ) I had a nice crop of three different varieties which are still giving me fresh pickings today, they were about the only crop I had that overwintered successfully.

[noshed]

Once you get it going you can almost treat it like a perennial - just leave a few leaves on and it will last for ages.

[Trillium]

I'm the lazy gardener of the lot. I direct seed them outside and simply leave them. They figure it out for themselves and I have lots of chard.

[Fisherman]

I'm with Trillium and just so direct without thinning. I sow some early in pots and just plant out without thinning. They produce loads of growth and feed the family and chickens until at least December. Mine got killed off last year with the severe weather.