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I LOVE Chard! Swiss green or rainbow. The green grows larger leaves than the rainbow. Love to boil the leaves and use my favorite vinegar. YUM!
My mom used to keep her excess seeds in the fridge. cool and dry.
You’re pretty great!
I grew Komatsuna which is a Japanese spinach with great success last year just kept coming back after I cut it … ❤️thanks for your videos I haven’t had much luck
With tomatoes though
Swiss Chard was/still is a favorite when my older kids were younger. The two of them could split the bowl and we would even have it twice a week. After washing good I'd cut the stems out and slice thin like celery. Sauté those in a Tbl of butter with diced onion in a large skillet with lid. While that is cooking, stack up the leaves and roll tight. Slice across the roll very thin slices, this is called chiffonade. Set aside until stems and onions are tender. When they are tender, spread the thinly sliced leaves over top and using tongs mix the stem with the leaves. Sprinkle with kosher or pink salt lightly, put lid on, turn burner off and let the leaves steam wilt, this keeps in more nutrients. Finish preparing the rest of your meal, serve in a bowl when all is ready. I will some times start with bacon or add 1 Tbl of red wine vinegar to change it up. There is never any leftovers. 😊
Great sharing all these tips. 😊 4 of the 6 varieties of beans I planted are up 4" already. What a surprise! Also, my herbs do best between the houses on the west side. Some sun but not too much I'm Zone 9B.
I LOVE to eat carrots but they take forever for me to grow. My favorite is strawberries in the spring.
I love cucumbers, dwarf kale, cilantro and dill
I love broccolini too! Love the flowers
Thai Basil
I’ve just gotten my purple Cherokee tomatoes in the beds and my Albion everbearing strawberries in their bed. Just put up some burlap trying to keep the tomatoes shaded just a little longer until the sun calms down a bit more
Sasso spinach also grows well in our sand.
The rain has been devastating for my garden
I picked tomatoes and peppers because of their prices and taste better from the garden.
I'm trying brandy boy, big boy, and beefsteak
Yes itsa short season but yes chard is great, also pak choy i love but doesn't clump and gets buggie!
12:44 with these alternative spinach and spinach substitues: which ones are NOT slimy?
I really like san marzano tomatoes zone 10a
Sweet potato leaves are very nutritious and even tomato leaves are being used by chefs in different ways, both cooked and raw. I’ve tried it and they add a different yet very tasty note to soups, sauces and sautées.I have been eating the leaves from my okra plants and they are delicious in salads. I haven’t tried cooking them yet because I never have enough left over even with 40 plants. I usually grab okra or leaves to keep me going while I’m out in the yard working. lol. And, of course, you already know that most of our flowers for pollinators or to deter pests are edible and/or medicinal….even many of the weeds. Have to research first.
I changed my phone you were gone but I found you
So how do you control torpedo grass in your raised beds if you have any? They are killing me this year- hey grow through black plastic and we are digging the entire bed to remove but I have 16 massive beds!
This is pure gold, everybody's comments! Thanks for the shoutout, Jackie, and stay safe in the storm!
I hope you guys are okay up there. The storm is pretty much past us here in Ruskin.
Hope you guys are fine after Helene!!
Omgoodness…I hope you are ok after the storm…
We in the coastal areas of Pasco were devastated…
Take care 😮
I always struggle with strawberries, I tried planing seeds all summer long from store bought strawberries but no luck, no sure if it was because I planted them in the summer months however the containers were always kept in my shaded patio. I'm in SW FL.
Please let us know you and your house and garden are ok🙏
I love fig leaves for tea to me mine smells and taste like a light peach so delicious😊