Rainbow Chard

[peanut]

Has anyone grown Rainbow Chard before?
What group, rotation wise, does it fall in?

I'm thinking about getting some seeds as it looks so pretty! I've never eaten Chard but do like Greens. So woud you recommend it?

Many thanks

[Cutecumber]

You can put it in with anything, really. It doesn't succumb to any soil-borne diseases nor does it get on badly with any other veg.

It's a member of the spinach and beetroot family, so avoid growing it immediately after one of those in the same spot.

It can tolerate a wide range of conditions including some shade.

[momol]

I grow mine after brassica (in brassica bed) for immediate harvest but for overwintering one (and seeds saving) I let it in grow in my parennial bed.

They are lovely, beautiful colours ,easy to grow and almost trouble free.

[Seahorse]

I grew some last year just for the way it looked, so I was pleasantly suprised to find it quite tasty too. I mostly used it in stir fries.

[Polly Fouracre]

It will as well in the flower border as anywhere else. Doesn't need to be grown in rows, a plant here ane there will do.

[Nicos]

I plant it in a space of it's own and each year buy a couple more plants .
Mine lasts 2 years generally unless it's a really harsh winter.
Just remove any signs of flowering asap.

Looks pretty and is yummy into the bargain!!

[lettucegrow!]

Definitely worth growing,dead easy,looks lovely and tastes good to.I squeeze mine in anywhere but it fits in with the 'others' group in crop rotation.You can eat leaves and the stem,I steamed most of mine last year-it keeps it's colour and looks lovely.I have some that have survived the winter without any special treatment and are coming back into good health! You'll love it!

[Alice]

I just grew it in the ornamental garden Peanut. In among the flowers - anywhere there was a space. It's very pretty and good to eat - the leaves that is. I don't like the stalks, but some people do.

[Two_Sheds]

It is superb - easy, prolific, hardy, beautiful and tasty. I had some tonight stir-fried, and the guinea pigs had theirs raw (they get the outside dirty leaves and I have the inside baby leaves).

[peanut]

Is there a difference between, Leaf Beet-Bright lights and Rainbow Chard?
Or are they different names for the same thing?

[Cutecumber]

They are just two varieties.

They both produce several different coloured plants.

[Headfry]

Its so beautiful, look at it when the sun is on it...smile
look at it in the pouring rain....smile
even in the snow...big smile
I grow it for its crop of happiness!

ps tastes good to!

[Two_Sheds]

Is there a difference between, Leaf Beet-Bright lights and Rainbow Chard?
Or are they different names for the same thing?

Chard (Beta Vulgaris) is known by a number of different names including Swiss Chard, Spinach Beet,and Leaf beet.
'Bright Lights' is a dazzling swiss chard that is just at home in the garden border as it is in the vegetable plot. It has bright colourful stems and a mild, sweet flavour. Eat it raw or steamed. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).BBC - Gardening - Plants - Plant Finder - Beta vulgaris Cicla Group 'Bright Lights'

[JO,JO]

if i plant my silver chard this weekend when can i be eating it for.is it bushy or does it grow like chinese cabbage?