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Gardening

Gormy Cuss

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5. What do you mean by "regular?"

Reply to TNDemo (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 03:56 PM

Jun 2012

Swiss chard =chard AFAIK.

As to eating your old chard, my experience with older leaves is that the flavor of the leafy portion is fine but the stems may be too tough to eat unless you slice them thinly before cooking. The old stems were starchier and had little flavor.

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Chard question. [View all] TNDemo May 2012 OP

give it a try Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #1

Yeah, just try it. If it sucks, don't eat it. HopeHoops May 2012 #2

My chard is on its THIRD year growing and overwintering in the same pot. beac May 2012 #3

My chard usually lasts a couple of years (Southern California). JDPriestly Jun 2012 #4

What do you mean by "regular?" Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #5