tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post8270896734595506078..comments2024-02-27T18:47:31.191-08:00Comments on From Seed To Table: Saturday Spotlight - Flamingo ChardMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-29919421010248132542013-04-08T07:59:24.535-07:002013-04-08T07:59:24.535-07:00Great tidbits about chard — no wonder Liz refers t...Great tidbits about chard — no wonder Liz refers to them as silver beet! The reference to Sea Kale beets further confuses me... something different than Crambe maritime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-39040180244027468202013-04-08T06:05:39.748-07:002013-04-08T06:05:39.748-07:00The red chard is particularly gorgeous! I have b...The red chard is particularly gorgeous! I have been a fan of the mix variety "Bright Lights" for a long time now. I get some yellow, orange, red, pink, and white chard out of the single planting and they are not only delicious but beautiful in my garden too. My hens have decided that the spring growth on my overwintered crop is just about manna from heaven. They make a beeline kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-10974153280474784922013-04-07T08:06:29.814-07:002013-04-07T08:06:29.814-07:00What a beautiful chard. The way the stems whiten a...What a beautiful chard. The way the stems whiten and variegate is very pretty, too. Interesting note about the name.<br /><br />This year, I moved away from the colored chards for a bit to try Verde de Taglio chard. It's coloring is subtle, variations on the theme of soft green, but it is amazingly tasty. The leaves are both substantial yet tender, and the stems are slender so it all cooks Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-73944374476008173392013-04-07T05:01:05.101-07:002013-04-07T05:01:05.101-07:00That sounds like a wonderful chard (or whatever yo...That sounds like a wonderful chard (or whatever you want to call it). I like the more mild varieties. That is why I grow Argentata which is a white variety. I do miss the pretty colors of the stems though. My favorite color in the garden is the golden variety. So pretty. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-92172742063427151952013-04-06T19:59:51.495-07:002013-04-06T19:59:51.495-07:00Nice variety; thanks for sharing. I keep thinking ...Nice variety; thanks for sharing. I keep thinking I ought to like chard more than I do, given my mad love affair with kale, but so far have resisted.<br /><br />Maybe this fall. Miners are an abomination in my garden.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-43107900292180289432013-04-06T18:57:54.624-07:002013-04-06T18:57:54.624-07:00After admiring your Flamingo chard last year, I pu...After admiring your Flamingo chard last year, I purchased seeds and my starts are now under the grow lamps. The Flamingo and Orange Fantasia chard are scheduled to go into the raised beds in a couple of weeks. I have no choice but to grow my chard in the summer. Nothing survived last winter's brutal weather, not even the kale. At least the chard will grow from spring until hard freeze, and David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-69990054971022933282013-04-06T17:56:14.252-07:002013-04-06T17:56:14.252-07:00How do you prepare chard?
jezibels at comcast dot...How do you prepare chard?<br /><br />jezibels at comcast dot netJezibelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008380452650873494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-22157980071345982272013-04-06T17:21:21.162-07:002013-04-06T17:21:21.162-07:00In Australia it is classified as an heirloom becau...In Australia it is classified as an heirloom because it is over 50 years old. You can get 5 colour to my knowledge, but don't know the individual names for them. Great tip about the stem changing colour when it is about to bolt! Will keep an eye on mine :D<br /><br />I found this on the digger club (where I buy 95% of my heirloom seeds) website (for members only so i can't provide the Living The Dream Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026663023290288296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-4461789404407814242013-04-06T15:41:03.955-07:002013-04-06T15:41:03.955-07:00It is such a beautiful variety. I do try and grow...It is such a beautiful variety. I do try and grow chard here over summer - mainly because I like to have it and tomatoes at the same time to make chard and ricotta cannelloni which is an absolute favourite dish. Having said that it works well with canned tomatoes as well...Liz - Suburban Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967077073783256161noreply@blogger.com