My August Polyculture

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  1. Pakanohida

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    My Polyculture for August:

    Lettuces: Red Sail, Buttercrunch, Iceberg, Valmaine
    Carrots: Parisienne, Rainbow Blend
    Marigold: Tagetes signata
    Herbs: Basil, Chamomile, Loveage, Sweet Marjoram
    Broccoli: Sprouting, green
    Beet: Chioggia
    Asian Greens: Pac Choi, Ching Chang Bok Choy
    Cabbage: Earliana
    Radish: French Breakfast
    Spinach: Bloomsdale
    Chives / Green Onion

    I also planted a new bed of Egyptian Walking Onion


    I was thinking for my region which is very Mediterranean at the moment I could also add Arugula, Kholrabi, Kale, Chard aka Silverbeet, Cilantro, Chervil, & Mache
     
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    2 more herbs added, Italian Flat Leaf Parsley & Coriander.
     
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    If you are going to plant chard, it is fun to plant the coloured versions, to wit orange, red, yellow, green, pink and white. You don't need to plant a lot and it is very easy to grow. I have one of each colour. Just missing yellow at the moment.
     
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    I grabbed some today in the bargain bin of seeds.
     
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    I grabbed some today in the bargain bin of seeds.
     
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    They are quite beautiful, especially if when cutting, you ensure that the stalks are visible. Another stunning chard is Ruby Red. Can be found on Ebay for a couple of dollars. Gorgeous ruby red stalks and veins through the leaves.
     

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    Just to clarify something, what is often sold as "Rainbow Chard" or "Bright Lights" is a mix of coloured varieties. It is not a particular variety of chard.
     
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    Click on the thumbnail below to see a few "Bright Lights".


    Note that I purposely planted these closer together (3 inches apart) than is recommended for a couple of reasons.

    1) I dont need too much chard, with only 2 people.

    2) This is an unused small spot against the garage I wanted to fill up.

    It's growing well, even though I have cut a lot and it is winter. Chard is a very adaptable plant.

    I use it mainly in place of lettuce. Bright lights have a very mild taste.



    PS: Thanks to both 9anda1f & S.O.P for advice concerning Imgur.
     
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    what a nice list of plants Pakanohida, I am envious, I don't have enough space to plant that whole list, Yet! We are still waiting to pull up the summer garden, have to wait till Sept. to start planting our fall/winter garden, but a lot of the plants you're using will be in ours too.
     
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    Don't forget Chard is bi annual, at least here in southern california, so make sure you plant it an fairly permanent spot. Here you can have chard all year long!
     
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    Interesting article about the nutritional value of greens.

    Chard rates well in third spot.

    Kale is often touted as the best of the best when it comes to superfood. But it seems there are more than a dozen other vegetables that pack more nutritional punch than the favourite green of hipsters and health food bloggers.


    Shades of green


    Don't despair if watercress isn't your thing. There are a bunch of other high scoring powerhouse vegetables to choose from, the top 15 include:
    1. watercress
    2. Chinese cabbage
    3. chard
    4. beet greens
    5. spinach
    6. chicory
    7. leaf lettuce
    8. parsley
    9. romaine lettuce
    10. collard green
    11. turnip green
    12. mustard green
    13. endive
    14. chive
    15. kale.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-1...rcress/6659222
     
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    Romain lettuce is what we used to feed salt water fish in aquariums some 20 years ago because it had the most nutrients of any leafy green.... that and a lot of salt water fish go nuts for it. :)
     

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