Re: [gardeners] Re: Potatoes/spinach
Bill Loke (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:38:46 -0500
Beets are beta vulgaris var. vulgaris. Swiss chard is beta vulgaris var.
flavescens. Spinach beets are beta vulgaris var. cicla. So they are all
varieties of beets.
bloke@silicon-north.com (Bill & Chris Loke)[Z4/5 on a good day]
The Lokeation, RR#1, Kars, Ontario K0A 2E0
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-----Original Message-----
From: Penny Nielsen <NIELSENP@gov.ns.ca>
To: gardeners@globalgarden.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Re: Potatoes/spinach
>Hi George - Beet greens are the tops of beets. I like beets but hubby is
not very keen on them tho he likes the beet greens. I tend to plant them
closely as I'm after a larger harvest of the tops than the beets themselves.
Can't describe the difference in taste, except to say that I find there is a
difference.
>
>
>Penny Nielsen
>Halifax, Nova Scotia
>Zone 5/6a
>nielsenp@gov.ns.ca
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>>>> George Shirley <gshirley@iamerica.net> 10/26 12:38 PM >>>
>Bright Lights, to me, tastes just like the rest of the chards. I've
>grown at least 2 varieties besides Bright Lights (or 5 color as it's
>known in some catalogs). Isn't chard just beet greens or am I thinking
>of some other green?
>
>George
>