Chard?

[dld]

Ok, I grew chard (Rainbow) last year and LOVED it, are there other types of chard that you can recommend trying?

[landarc]

I really like Fordhook, big white sweet stalks and very sweet. The greens can get big and a little tough, but, nothing you can't deal with. I do not like the multiple color ones, but, there is a red stem one I grew that was great if harvested early in leaf development, a good change up from spinach.

[mmmtomatoes]

Last year I grew Ruby Red, but I swear it was Rainbow. Who knows it was delicious and I enjoyed it!!

[mmmtomatoes]

I forgot to mention that I'm growing both Ruby Red and Golden chard this year.

[bluelacedredhead]

I prefer Lucillus, but last year I grew Ruby to try it. Too much like beet greens for us. We won't be growing it again.
This year, I obtained Argentata from a vendor at a Seeds of Diversity swap meet.
Here's what Fedco says about it. I'm really hyped about this variety.
www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/SeedsOrderItem.php?id=3033&listname=Chard

[grapenut]

Well, the first time I grew Chard, I just turned over some soil and planted, it was my first attempt at growing anything and as you can guess, had very poor results. If it wasn't for the one lone tomato plant, that did produce, despite the conditions! I would have called it quits, right there and then, I've learned a lot since then and think it's time to give Chard another try.

[sorellina]

Ciao all-

In this Year of the Brassica, Munchkin is growing Rainbow Chard, Dinosaur Kale, and Brussels Sprouts from ozarklady. I'm growing Red Russian and Dwarf Curled Blue Vates Kales, Purple Pac Choi, Giant Red Mustard, and Tatsoi. I'm not sure mustard's a brassica, but it's a leafy green thing and I've never grown leafy green things before. They're supposed to be good for me so I'm going to TRY to like them.

[bluelacedredhead]

Sorellina,
Wikipedia says
"Brassica (pronounced /ˈbræsɨkə/ brás-si-ca) is a genus of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). The members of the genus may be collectively known either as cabbages, or as mustards. Crops from this genus are sometimes called cole crops, which is derived from the Latin caulis, meaning stem or cabbage"

Osaka Purple Mustard is Wonderful! I was taught by a certain Japanese seed saver/seller to eat Purple mustard in salads or braised as a sidedish with pork chops. A versatile green that isn't very green,

That's quite a lot of Kale plants. I hope you like Kale soup? lol

[sorellina]

LOL, I know, it's crazy. I'll probably have lots of give-aways at our local spring plant swap. I don't have room for all of my sprouts, that's for sure. I may tuck some into spots in the front yard since the Red Russian is looking fairly ornamental.