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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 14, 2012 14:38:52 GMT -5
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Post by rowan on Apr 14, 2012 14:51:55 GMT -5
Raymondo - I got them from overseas, so not diggers, I could be wrong but I think they could have been from the UK. Yes they are white rooted. The roots grow bigger and more ugly each year. I will take a picture when I get back from the market this morning.
I am leaving the originals as I am curious to see how long they last, mine will be flowering for the third time come spring.
12540dumont - I do have some seeds so if you want some just PM me.
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Post by iva on Apr 15, 2012 11:22:18 GMT -5
I'll be saving seeds this year if I get so far as to get them. I have an OP version, unknown variety. Got it from New Zealand. Will be glad to share seeds with you then...
And Joseph, thank you for the tips on getting the syrup...
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Post by bertiefox on Apr 17, 2012 5:50:22 GMT -5
Chard seems to be perennial here, despite much lower temperatures than in the UK where it never survived the winter (used to rot in all that wet!) I haven't had to sow any for years as it self sows everywhere if you leave a few plants to go to seed. I let it grow in paths and on bed edges and weed it out of the main beds. That way there always seem to be plenty of young plants around at this time of year for fresh chard greens when there is little else. The stock seems to be deteriorating however as I had all kinds of colours and types originally and the descendants are not as large leaved as some of the best originals.
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Post by diane on Apr 21, 2012 12:02:31 GMT -5
I've just sowed four kinds of beets - four seeds each - in little pots, to see if the yellow ones grow less well. Here are the results of my mini-experiment. On April 11, I sowed a seed in each corner of four small pots and put them on the windowsill of a heated room. (I don't heat the whole house.) On April 16, there were seedlings up in each pot. Today, April 21, three of the four seeds have germinated in each pot. Two pots have two seedlings from one of the seeds - this is to be expected, as beet seeds are actually seed clusters. This is why two of the varieties have four seedlings, even though one corner of each pot is empty. Cylindra - 4 Noel - 3 Winter Keeper 4 Burpee's Golden - 3 So, the golden one is holding its own. Maybe it is a myth that the yellow ones germinate poorly. Or maybe they prefer a heated window sill. I'll count the seeds I plant outside and see how they do. |
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 21, 2012 12:27:02 GMT -5
I have a new one this year called McGregor's. It's a revival from Wild Garden Seeds. It's a lovely red but had very poor germ. So, I'm starting it again in a flat instead of direct seeding. It's currently planted in the shade of this Vivid Choy, which was such a nice green, I'm letting it go to seed. Attachments:
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Post by cortona on Apr 21, 2012 14:24:37 GMT -5
rowan, can you consider sharing some op sugar beets seeds with me the next season? i like the idea of have te possibility to produce sugar even in worst possible scenario
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Post by rowan on Apr 21, 2012 14:54:00 GMT -5
Cortona - please send me a PM with your address so I don't forget.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Apr 22, 2012 17:25:40 GMT -5
|I've grown mangel seed from Paquebot. I think I probably sowed them out about mid spring. They are an awesome veg. The leaves are outstanding for a cooked green. I didn't try them raw as I am not accustomed to having them that way. I used mine in a wide range of cooking methods including baked on a flat bread.
At the end of the growing season I tried to make syrup but I wasn't very successful. I wish you better luck than I had in that department!
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