The fruits of our labor ....
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
May 13, 2016 1:12pm CST
....or I should say the veggie of our labor!
We planted 6 Swiss Chard plants and today the leaves were just the right size to pick. That pile of Chard came from just two plants. As in the last two years, the garden is producing nicely. The two tomato plants have quite a few blooms. The carrots are looking good and the lettuce is amazing. We now have three kinds of lettuce to eat and give away.
I have the Chard in the pot and it's smelling good! How is your garden?
Photo is mine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
Previous gardens we had volunteer chard too - you can't kill that stuff.
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
14 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I have to be honest that I just throw it on the compost heap.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
That bunch in the store would cost abut 9 bucks.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
14 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I believe it! I love shopping the produce aisle of the store but I really can't afford a lot of it.
@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
13 May 16
So nice to have a garden. Enjoy your fresh veggies. Yum!
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
15 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill .....Mmm. Yes, indeed.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 May 16
@celticeagle And this green stuff is excellent for keeping you regular.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
We had been eating the frozen from last year, but the fresh cooked is so much better.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 May 16
That looks real tasty and healthy , great for salads. Our garden is starting off well. The tomato plants have grown in the past week or so.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill How do you cook it?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 May 16
@LeaPea2417 I cut the stems off and put them in boiling water first - they take longer to cook then the leaves. Maybe 10 mins. then I add the leaves and cook about 14 mins. on simmer. When we eat it I drain off the liquid and add butter, salt, pepper and a little fresh nutmeg.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
I have never eaten Swiss Chard raw, not sure I would like it that way.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 May 16
for the longest time I thought that was a kind of cheese lol
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
Swiss Chard - cheese? LOL. If it was I wouldn't be eating it.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill prob just the swiss and the fact chard sounds like something made in the cheese process to me lol
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
We have used seeds and plants - this was from plants which were only a few inches tall when they went in the ground.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
@sallypup If you plant plants you get a jump start.
@sallypup (69245)
• Centralia, Washington
14 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I've never tried chard seedlings. Pumpkin and squash and tomato but for chard I've started with seed. And hope.
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Jun 16
I really really miss gardening as Im stuck in a tiresome retirement center
t and we do not get to co ok, or garden, non of the things most anyone loves to do.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
We are in a cool pattern right now only 50 this am, but that coolness helps some of the garden stuff.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
I want to try baking some - I saw it on a food show.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 May 16
They were good - leftovers for today too.
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