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  1. Well rats! It looks like I'll have to plant my #beets in the #CommunityGarden, since I'm growing #Chard in the home garden. Oh well..

    From Washburn's #CommunitySeedBank
    @ the #WashburnPublicLibrary

    Sponsored by: the Seed Savers Alliance

    The #Beetroot Family

    "Wind-pollinated members of the Beet Family have very light pollen and need up to 2 to 5 miles for safe distance isolation. Chard and beets are in the same species (Betula vulgaris) and must be isolated from each other or they will cross. Different Beet Family species will not cross-pollinate, so that one beet or chard, one quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), one red (Chenopodium giganteum) and one white (C. alba) lamb's quarters, one orach (Atriplex hortensis) and one spinach (Spinacia oleracea) can all be grown together without danger of crossing.

    "You can bag or cage varieties of the same species for isolation, but techniques vary depending on whether the species will self-pollinate or not. Quinoa and lamb's quarters are self-pollinating, so large paper bags can simply be fastened over individual seed heads for protection from cross-pollination. Since quinoa and lamb's quarters produce many small seed heads up and down their stems, mark the protected seed heads so that you can tell them from unprotected ones at harvest time.

    "Beets, chard, orach and spinach will not pollinate themselves. These plants need to be caged or bagged in groups so that they can pollinate each other. At least 10 or more plants should be included in each cage or bag for adequate cross-pollination, and to help insure that there are twice as many female as male plants.

    "Bags or cages need to be windproof to prevent intermingling of the very light pollens. Shake the plants together within their bags or cages regularly, to help the pollen mix move around inside the cage/bag for good pollination. "

    Source:
    wplcsb.wixsite.com/washburnsee

    #SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #CrossPollination #HomeGardening #Pollination

  2. Well rats! It looks like I'll have to plant my #beets in the #CommunityGarden, since I'm growing #Chard in the home garden. Oh well..

    From Washburn's #CommunitySeedBank
    @ the #WashburnPublicLibrary

    Sponsored by: the Seed Savers Alliance

    The #Beetroot Family

    "Wind-pollinated members of the Beet Family have very light pollen and need up to 2 to 5 miles for safe distance isolation. Chard and beets are in the same species (Betula vulgaris) and must be isolated from each other or they will cross. Different Beet Family species will not cross-pollinate, so that one beet or chard, one quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), one red (Chenopodium giganteum) and one white (C. alba) lamb's quarters, one orach (Atriplex hortensis) and one spinach (Spinacia oleracea) can all be grown together without danger of crossing.

    "You can bag or cage varieties of the same species for isolation, but techniques vary depending on whether the species will self-pollinate or not. Quinoa and lamb's quarters are self-pollinating, so large paper bags can simply be fastened over individual seed heads for protection from cross-pollination. Since quinoa and lamb's quarters produce many small seed heads up and down their stems, mark the protected seed heads so that you can tell them from unprotected ones at harvest time.

    "Beets, chard, orach and spinach will not pollinate themselves. These plants need to be caged or bagged in groups so that they can pollinate each other. At least 10 or more plants should be included in each cage or bag for adequate cross-pollination, and to help insure that there are twice as many female as male plants.

    "Bags or cages need to be windproof to prevent intermingling of the very light pollens. Shake the plants together within their bags or cages regularly, to help the pollen mix move around inside the cage/bag for good pollination. "

    Source:
    wplcsb.wixsite.com/washburnsee

    #SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #CrossPollination #HomeGardening #Pollination

  3. We've just enjoyed a healthy lunch using some of our home grown #chard, #kale, #pea shoots, #nasturtium & #beer #bread along with some regular #salad too. The healthiness slipped a tiny bit by having coffee & a fresh cream choux bun for pudding! 😃

    #garden #gardening #veg #vegetables #homegrown

  4. We've just enjoyed a healthy lunch using some of our home grown #chard, #kale, #pea shoots, #nasturtium & #beer #bread along with some regular #salad too. The healthiness slipped a tiny bit by having coffee & a fresh cream choux bun for pudding! 😃

    #garden #gardening #veg #vegetables #homegrown

  5. A Little Veggie Hill 😀

    Made with carrot, garlic, garden herbs (three-cornered leek, chard), tomato, oregano and Emmental cheese on a shortcrust pastry base.
    Served drizzled with chili oil

    #cooking #shortcrustpastry #carrot #herbs #chard #tomato #oregano #emmentalcheese #cook #yummy #vegetables #veggie #threecorneredleek #tarts #savorypies #food #jlbouzou

  6. A Little Veggie Hill 😀

    Made with carrot, garlic, garden herbs (three-cornered leek, chard), tomato, oregano and Emmental cheese on a shortcrust pastry base.
    Served drizzled with chili oil

    #cooking #shortcrustpastry #carrot #herbs #chard #tomato #oregano #emmentalcheese #cook #yummy #vegetables #veggie #threecorneredleek #tarts #savorypies #food #jlbouzou

  7. A little haul from the #garden (on Thursday but I forgot to post it then). #tomatoes #chard and #rhubarb. Rhubarb crumble has been made and already consumed. Ignore the 3 #carrots, the carrots aren’t ready yet.

  8. Who isn’t entranced by a large vegetable plant with stems that are so pretty? Swiss chard, Peppermint. Seen at Elgin Nursery in West Phoenix Arizona. #Chard #Plant #Phoenix

  9. Who isn’t entranced by a large vegetable plant with stems that are so pretty? Swiss chard, Peppermint. Seen at Elgin Nursery in West Phoenix Arizona. #Chard #Plant #Phoenix

  10. Got #chard ?

    This little bed was planted back in November and I fully expected them to not survive: they looked so small and frail next to the hakurei and daikon. Instead, they've been going nuts since early March; I can't use them up fast enough. Friday I'm going to recreate an old favorite, fish fillets wrapped in chard; it requires really large leaves to work, and I have those now.

    #Gardening #VegetableGardening

  11. Got #chard ?

    This little bed was planted back in November and I fully expected them to not survive: they looked so small and frail next to the hakurei and daikon. Instead, they've been going nuts since early March; I can't use them up fast enough. Friday I'm going to recreate an old favorite, fish fillets wrapped in chard; it requires really large leaves to work, and I have those now.

    #Gardening #VegetableGardening

  12. @ringwoodunitarians
    I just call it 'that thing made of proportional rectangles' but I think some people call it a 'treemap'.
    #DataVisualisation #chard #plot #graph #statistics

  13. This #chard survived the hot summer & came back so leafy and happy.
    #garden #gardening #SanDiego

  14. When #risotto goes wrong … but so right!This #chard and broad bean risotto with air-fried courgette, should be vibrant GREEN! But when you blend cooked green and RED chard (coz that’s what we grew), you get BROWN sludge! 😅 But said sludge stirred into a shallot, garlic, wine, stock risotto base, the resulting taste was still utterly amazing. Strong earthiness of chard all but disappears but it’s silky smooth to eat and delicious. Non-vegans could add cheese if desired. #dinner #recipe #alttext

  15. When #risotto goes wrong … but so right!This #chard and broad bean risotto with air-fried courgette, should be vibrant GREEN! But when you blend cooked green and RED chard (coz that’s what we grew), you get BROWN sludge! 😅 But said sludge stirred into a shallot, garlic, wine, stock risotto base, the resulting taste was still utterly amazing. Strong earthiness of chard all but disappears but it’s silky smooth to eat and delicious. Non-vegans could add cheese if desired. #dinner #recipe #alttext

  16. The #garden is in full summer swing mode: #cucumbers, Swiss #chard, #tomatoes, #zucchini squash, #aubergine, #beetroots and #beans and #peppers and lots of other veggies allow for shopping the garden for meals. Best time of the year probably.

    The aubergines are tricky, the "Casper" variety produces white fruit that are small but full of seeds. Another variety does not produce any fruit yet, flowers are falling off. More salads and winter leek are waiting to be planted so I might substitute.

  17. The #garden is in full summer swing mode: #cucumbers, Swiss #chard, #tomatoes, #zucchini squash, #aubergine, #beetroots and #beans and #peppers and lots of other veggies allow for shopping the garden for meals. Best time of the year probably.

    The aubergines are tricky, the "Casper" variety produces white fruit that are small but full of seeds. Another variety does not produce any fruit yet, flowers are falling off. More salads and winter leek are waiting to be planted so I might substitute.

  18. Today I stumbled upon an interesting (yet at times prejudiced) 1964 interview with Gypsy Queen 80-year-old Mrs Wells in her caravan.

    "She is at the roadside near Chard in Somerset with her group. Mrs Wells has been queen for one year since her aunt died, and makes a living selling clothes pegs and paper flowers. The title of queen is bestowed upon the eldest female."

    player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa

    #gypsy #somerset #romani #Chard #culture #unsungwomen

  19. Today I stumbled upon an interesting (yet at times prejudiced) 1964 interview with Gypsy Queen 80-year-old Mrs Wells in her caravan.

    "She is at the roadside near Chard in Somerset with her group. Mrs Wells has been queen for one year since her aunt died, and makes a living selling clothes pegs and paper flowers. The title of queen is bestowed upon the eldest female."

    player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa

    #gypsy #somerset #romani #Chard #culture #unsungwomen

  20. Everything in the garden is completely shot after a couple of good overnight freezes. Except the . It just keeps going and going. It's the vegetable version of mint!

  21. Everything in the garden is completely shot after a couple of good overnight freezes. Except the #chard. It just keeps going and going. It's the vegetable version of mint!

    #gardening

  22. Decisions, decisions. What green to have tonight?

    Oh yeah, I know. How about or ?

    AGAIN!
    😂

  23. Decisions, decisions. What green to have tonight?

    Oh yeah, I know. How about #chard or #kale?

    AGAIN!
    😂

    #gardening

  24. Rainbow chard with yellow veggies

    I cooked this mix of vegetables as I usually do, and with many of the ingredients I often use. But I've not had rainbow chard recently, and this bunch was very fresh and large. Garlic stems are also not often available.

    leisureguy.ca/2023/08/13/tahin

    Wrong link above; here's the right link:

    leisureguy.ca/2023/08/18/rainb

    @vegancooking @wfpb
    #food #recipe #WFPB #vegan #vegetarian #omnivore #health #chard #cooking #garlicStems

  25. Rainbow chard with yellow veggies

    I cooked this mix of vegetables as I usually do, and with many of the ingredients I often use. But I've not had rainbow chard recently, and this bunch was very fresh and large. Garlic stems are also not often available.

    leisureguy.ca/2023/08/13/tahin

    Wrong link above; here's the right link:

    leisureguy.ca/2023/08/18/rainb

    @vegancooking @wfpb
    #food #recipe #WFPB #vegan #vegetarian #omnivore #health #chard #cooking #garlicStems

  26. Creamy Swiss Chard Gratin with Crispy Gnocchi 🍷

    A riff on creamed spinach, this cheesy #gratin is studded with buttery toasted #gnocchi. Swiss #chard adds an earthy bite, while a duo of nutty #Gruyère and salty #Parmigiano-Reggiano brings richness and depth to the béchamel. Store-bought gnocchi help this gratin come together in a flash; toasting it in butter instead of boiling adds a compelling crunch.

    foodandwine.com/recipes/creamy

  27. #Chard time! My favorite ways of preparing chard are stir-fried with garlic and ginger, topped with soy sauce, and as a pesto.

    The pesto is incredible!

    #NoDig #Garden #Vegbox