Swiss chard

[marchogaeth]

Ok so my chard has just popped through fingers crossed this is my year

No fiddling with them 'cos you're bored!

[darcyvuqua]

No fiddling with them 'cos you're bored!

I never do fiddle

[marchogaeth]

I never do fiddle [ATTACH]43315[/ATTACH]

Good job I don't think like VC!

[veggiechicken]

I think you are, M

[Linzy]

I always sow march in trays in the greenhouse and plant in lottie end of April. They dont seem to suffer any pest or disease at mine. I pick leaves from very small. My other half however refuses to eat it as it apparently tastes like the smell of mud so that is the only problem i ever encounter..

[darcyvuqua]

Ok I've just pricked them out have I done right planting them up to there seed leaves I've done the same to my pak choi is that right???

[Alison]

We're having a chard and mushroom lasagne for tea tonight from the stuff that's been going all winter with it being so mild.


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[darcyvuqua]

Yes I've got them this far

[Dorothy rouse]

I sowed my chard direct, probably washed away, yours looks good.

[Bren In Pots]

I love chard is handy in a lot of recipes but Daughters decided she doesn't like it says its tastes of soil so I've added her packets of Rainbow chard seeds to my collection

[Bill HH]

I grew chard last year, very attractive plants but no one wants to eat them,I still have them and i wonder if they are still edible now? they look very clean and fresh. Dc dont feel too bad its just one of the mysteries of gardening. I am sure next time will be ok. or maybe not

[Two_Sheds]

i wonder if they are still edible now?

Yes, you should be getting tiny tender new leaves now. They're nice raw (& sold as salad leaves in posh supermarkets).

Bill, have you used them as a spinach replacement, eg in curries?
Chard isn't nice just on its own, granted.

[darcyvuqua]

Yes, you should be getting tiny tender new leaves now. They're nice raw (& sold as salad leaves in posh supermarkets).

Bill, have you used them as a spinach replacement, eg in curries?
Chard isn't nice just on its own, granted.

Agree with the above!

I love it wilted into a curry or as a side au Gratin dish.

[Bill HH]

Yes, you should be getting tiny tender new leaves now. They're nice raw (& sold as salad leaves in posh supermarkets).

Bill, have you used them as a spinach replacement, eg in curries?
Chard isn't nice just on its own, granted.

You wouldn't believe what a fussy eater I am, basicaly if my mom didn't cook it, I dont like it. I didnt like onions or pepper until I forced myself to eat them out of shear embarrasment and inconvienience. But I am determined to eat this chard having grown it. can't manage the curry though maybe with cheese n fish.

[batman]

Chard is amazing in a quiche with bacon (of you eat meat).


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