Re: spinach beets

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• Subject: Re: spinach beets
• From: R* C* I* <r*@UVI.EDU>
• Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:51:57 -0400

At 02:47 PM 4/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> i was reading through a gardening book and came across what was
>> referred to as "spinach beets" - a bulbless beet that's grown for
>> its spinach-like tops.  anyone heard of it, know where i can get some,etc.
>> spinach is my favorite, and so i'm trying bunches of it's alternatives
>> this season.

Swiss chard, _Beta vulgaris cicla_, sounds like it might fit your
description. I like neither beet roots nor spinach, but i find Swiss chard
to be delicious. (I don't know what that says about its similarity to
spinach. :-) A good thing about chard is that it will grow straight through
the summer without bolting.

The square foot spacing for Swiss chard is 6", or 4 per sqft.

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