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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: upinsmoke on July 22, 2012, 18:44

Title: swiss chard
Post by: upinsmoke on July 22, 2012, 18:44

Hi i am growing some swiss chard they taste great and seem  not to be popular with birds, slugs and rabbits.  I would like to know if there was a particular way that one should harvest the wonderfull leaves they produce.

Title: Re: swiss chard
Post by: sunshineband on July 22, 2012, 18:46

I just cut them off close to the base on the plant with scissors

Title: Re: swiss chard
Post by: thestens on July 22, 2012, 21:10

Or cut them close to the base with knife. They can be used by stripping the leaf and using that as a spinach like green and use the white( or coloured) stem in stir fries or veg stews or just use it al together. Are you cropping now?

Title: Re: swiss chard
Post by: carlrmj on July 22, 2012, 22:18

I grew some last year and cut the oldest  stems off at the base, they then produced more

newer shoots.


Cheers Carl 

Title: Re: swiss chard
Post by: Growster... on July 22, 2012, 22:20

Good stuff to grow!

We're sowing some for the winter months - it worked last year!

Earthy taste is welcome, but often needs a garlic nudge...

Title: Re: swiss chard
Post by: compostqueen on July 22, 2012, 23:05

It can be used for dessert!  Hugh FW makes a tart from the leaves with apples and raisins in his veg recipe book

Title: Re: swiss chard
Post by: mumofstig on July 23, 2012, 09:30

I'll lock this before it gets filled up with recipes  :D

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