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Mr O



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 4:35 pm    Post subject: Swiss chard or spinach? Reply with quote
    

What do you prefer to grow? I love chard and think the leaves are better than spinach, Chard is also easy to grow compared to spinach where I am.

Shan



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I like growing chard too. I also love kale and beetroot tops as I have recently discovered, are delicious.

gardening-girl



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Spinach,every time.
Grows like weed for us.

Mr O



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Shan wrote:
I like growing chard too. I also love kale and beetroot tops as I have recently discovered, are delicious.
Beet tops are one of my favs. Unfortunatley OH does not agree!

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Chard here which I grow all year, overwintering in the polytunnel - I like spinach but can't grow it

Mr O



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Green Rosie wrote:
Chard here which I grow all year, overwintering in the polytunnel - I like spinach but can't grow it
I have probs with spinach too, in that it always seem to bolt on me.

Mithril



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I like chard because it is pretty, esp. as the colder seasons approach.

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Mr O wrote:
Green Rosie wrote:
Chard here which I grow all year, overwintering in the polytunnel - I like spinach but can't grow it
I have probs with spinach too, in that it always seem to bolt on me.


Mine probably would bolt ... but that would mean I would have to get it to germinate first

Went



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

First time we've grown it this year - any good tips for preparing to eat and cooking?

sean
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Wentworth wrote:
First time we've grown it this year - any good tips for preparing to eat and cooking?


Swiss chard or spinach?

Went



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oops - Chard

OtleyLad



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The leaves can be steamed or boiled just like spinach, may take a little longer. Some people cut out the stems and cook separatley. I cut the lot up and put in a pan with a tight lid. Heat gently and they cook in their own juice.
Sadly my oh prefers spinach which is much harder to grow here.

sean
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Makes nice saag.

VM



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 13 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I like both. True spinach a more delicate flavour, but yes, it always bolts so think one has to be geared up to eat it a lot when it's ready and before it bolts!

Chard is more year-round-useful and a bit more substantial so good in curries and stews.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 24, 13 5:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I really don't like spinach, and I don't find it a mild taste. I like chard and the leaves are nice and delicate flavoured to me. I have been disappointed in the stems cooked separately; they seem rather tasteless, but look pretty and go into a stew or something to add bulk and colour quite well, or cook with the leaf as Otley Lad says.

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