Chard

[spamvindaloo]

I was reading a thread on here recently that mentioned chard. Somebody posted about a white variety of chard which they said was the best and there was consensus from at least one other poster about how good this variety was.

I decided to look for some seeds (even though I've already bought far too many )but now I can't find the thread Can anybody suggest what this excellent white variety of chard might have been?

[solway cropper]

I've grown a variety called Lucullus, from Lidl, and much prefer it to the pretty coloured varieties. The remains of last years crop is still standing after all the frost we've had.

[Alison]

I tend to grow rhubarb chard as I love the colour but also always do the plain green leaf beet / perpetual spinach type as I find it hardier and it will last all winter (or it would have done if I hadn't had bloomin' chickens invading my plot and eating it all

[Scarlet]

Chickens love the stuff Alison - I can't believe keeper will just let them roam free

Spa vindaloo, I grow perpetual spinach as well as the rainbow chard. I don't mind the coloured varieties but realseeds have a Fordhook giant chard seeds in at the moment.
# sorry can't do a link, my phone is having a funny five mins!

[spamvindaloo]

Thank you all. Lucullus was the variety that was well thought of and I've just realised that I read it on another forum

The fordhook looks good too but I don't think I've got room for both.. decisions, decisions

[roitelet]

Rainbow chard looks pretty in the flower bed. When it gets too big eat it!!!!!

[Kristen]

Naming of Chard varieties seems to be a black art to me ... I see all sorts of variations of name for Chard itself, let alone the varieties!

Not heard of Lucullus before, will look out for that in future. I grow Ruby Chard, Bright Lights (which seems to include a fairly high proportion of seedlings that look just like Ruby Chard, I chuck them - as I grow that separately), and what Sutton Seeds calls "Beet (Leaf) Seeds - Silver or Sea Kale" which has thicker (compared to Ruby and the orange coloured stems of Bright Lights), white, stems.

Agree that the White tastes different to the other two, and we harvest and eat them on separate occasions (don't suppose that is necessary though)

The birds here tend to eat the White but leave the other two alone, so I net them.

[bario1]

I've grown Fordhook Giant, and it's lovely - the leaves are as big as tennis racquets and the tender white stems sliced up make a great vegetable in themselves!

[elleme]

I've grown rhubarb before and Costa Bianca, a white, thick ribbed one. I couldn't discern much difference in taste for the latter and I decided I preferred a bit of colour since I grow in my garden, so I am currently growing Bright Lights which have mostly turned out dark red apart from one pinkish one. Tastes fine anyway. Maybe in my next sowing I'll get a yellow!

[unclefudgly]

+1 for fordhook giant and rhubarb types. Both taste amazing and seem to grow really well

[Bren In Pots]

I grow Rainbow chard because it looks pretty in flans and stir-fries.

[spamvindaloo]

I've grown a variety called Lucullus, from Lidl

Just popped into Lidl on my way home from work and they have Lucullus as part of the 29p each or 5 for £1 range. Thanks for the info.

[starloc]

I grew rainbow chard last year it looked great till the stray cats and dogs ate it, we never tried eating it, I am trying again this year

[Zelenina]

We have a variety of chard here in Slovakia called Lukullus with a "k" that I've grown several times. It's very good and prolific. I assumed it was just a local spelling variation but when I Goggled Lucullus with a "c" the pics I got looked very different, with deep green leaves and wide white stalks. Our Lukullus has lots of distinctly yellowish green leaves and narrow pale green stalks. So it seems like they are different varieties.

I've got some seeds of a French one called Verte a Carde Blanche to try this year, and Sibilla from the VSP. Has anyone tried those two?

[FlawlessVictory]

I grow Rainbow chard because it looks pretty in flans and stir-fries.

I grew this last year at it was very nice! Will be nice to get a row out in an allotment rather than the pots in my garden.