I am currently working through my site and tidying things up! What a job… Hopefully when I’m done everything will be much easier to find and/or follow.
So while I’m tidying up, I’m also updating. This is a copy of a page that I created back in 2017. I have just finished updating it, adding more detail with regard to how to grow Swiss chard, and also how to save the seed. I’ve even been creating labels for the seeds that I save to share with family, friends and community, and will gradually upload the labels to my site for access to those who love to save seeds and give them away, like I do. So here we go, this is all about Swiss Chard / Silverbeet.
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While we all know Swiss Chard / Silverbeet as a vegetable, that is such a great addition to any vegie patch. On my first trip to to France, I also discovered it’s value, in particular the coloured varieties, as an ornamental in flower gardens. The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, is the first place I think of when reminiscing about such beautiful displays. To this day I recall walking through the gates for the first time, when my eyes were automatically drawn toward a stunning vision of rich reds and greens. I had never seen Swiss Chard used in such displays before.
