Month: June 2008

I’ve grown Swiss Lights Chard for the first time this year. It’s a stunning, easy to grow plant. The one problem is that I’m not sure how to prepare it. I grew it because it’s considered a powerhouse of minerals and vitamins. My research says that you can eat the leaves when they are young…

Hello, we are back from a wonderful vacation in Oregon and Washington. It was a good trip but I was happy to come home. The plants flourished while we were away. Tragically the lettuce bolted after the extreme triple digit heat. We have been making lots of salads out of the remaining lettuce. The salad…