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Re: Mourning the passing of this list/Swiss Chard

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Thanks Teri,
I may just  have to grow some to try it!
Cathy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Teri Epp" <kitty@cwnet.com>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Mourning the passing of this list/Swiss Chard


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>
> *To me swiss chard tastes lind of like a crispy spiach-letuuce- good in
> salads. Steamed with a little lemon juice or vinegar- it is much
> like"greens" Also great to throw in soup or to chop and put it casseroles
or
> quiche.-Teri
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cathy Crome <ccrome@quixnet.net>
> To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Mourning the passing of this list
>
>
> > Square Foot Gardening List - http://myweb.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> >
> > Boy Jen! Sounds like you need to borrow my dog!!!  So far I've been
> > extremely lucky that all the "wildlife" has stayed out of the garden.
> > (Knocking on wood as I speak!)  I know there are rabbits, groundhogs and
> > deer and who know what else out there, but I guess the sight and smell
of
> my
> > dog is keeping them at bay.  The rabbits live not 20 feet from the
garden,
> > under the shed and the only thing they have bothered are my morning
> glories
> > and begonias.
> >     This is our first summer here so our garden is new, in raised beds
> about
> > 8 inches in depth.  This may be keeping the rabbits out but next year I
> want
> > to add at least another 6 inches to them so they are easier to reach.
We
> > are in Zone 6-7 (MD)and I'm still picking peas and spinach.  The lettuce
> > didn't come up at all (maybe too late getting it in), tomatoes are still
> > small and peppers are slow getting fruit started.  Cukes and zukes are
> > flowering but only tiny fruits.  We've already had potatoes, broccoli,
> > beans, spinach, radishes and a few peas, oh and cabbage.  Can't believe
> the
> > critters are staying away.  You may want to consider putting some kind
of
> > fencing around your garden to keep them out.  I know it's not real
pretty
> > but if it saves your veggies it may be worth it.
> >     I know this may sound like a dumb question, but how do you tell the
> > difference between male and female flowers on cucumbers?  Zucchini?
Never
> > really thought about it before.  We have plenty of bees and other flying
> > critters so pollination isn't a problem.
> >     What does Swiss chard taste like?  I've never had any and I'm not
sure
> > if anyone here would eat it.
> > Good luck keeping things growing,
> > Cathy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jennifer M. Struwe" <jmstruwe@juno.com>
> > To: <sqft@listbot.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: Mourning the passing of this list
> >
> >
> > > Square Foot Gardening List - http://myweb.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am a lurker, mainly because I am brand new to square foot gardening
> > > (actually to gardening of any kind).  I also got a rather late start,
so
> > > whereas I see others posting about what is growing I am still looking
> for
> > > something to sprout.  I have been reading the conversations and
gleaning
> > > what I can from the rest of you, as I have little to contribute.
> > >
> > > So, in the interest of drumming up some conversation, I will tell you
> > > about my gardening attempts.  My back yard is small and full of roots,
> > > and the soil is hard clay, so I decided to try making raised beds.  My
> > > husband built the first one out of old patio pavers we had laying
> around,
> > > and there are four more made of concrete block.  I am mixing my own
> soil,
> > > but I am not using any particular recipe.
> > >
> > > I found one female blossom on my cucumber plant last week and
> > > hand-pollinated it.  Two days ago it was growing nicely.  Today I went
> > > out and some critter had picked it and gnawed at it.  At least if they
> > > were going to take it, they could have enjoyed it.  Do squirrels eat
> > > cucumers?  Something is also eating my pepper plants.  I only have one
> > > left out of 10 that still has leaves.
> > >
> > > I have four surviving tomato plants that I bought - two surviving
> > > peppers, though I am waiting to see what happens with the rest of
them -
> > > two cucumbers in a pot, two summer squash in pots, two cherry and two
> > > Roma tomatoes in pots.  The squash and potted tomatoes don't seem to
be
> > > doing much.  There are lots of male blossoms on the cucumbers but I
have
> > > only seen two female blossoms - both have been picked by a critter.  I
> > > see a blossom starting to open on one of the bed tomatoes.  I had
> planted
> > > arugula and bunching onions but the birds got them.  I planted
radishes
> > > but they did not bulb for some reason.  I pulled them (fed them to my
> > > rabbits) and replanted the square with bush beans.  Then I did the
> entire
> > > second bed in bush beans.  They just started sprouting and already I
can
> > > see where something has been pulling them up (I presume birds).  I
> pulled
> > > a sheet of plastic over them until I can make some cages.  I was
hoping
> > > to get by without them but it doesn't look like I will.  I also
replaced
> > > the arugula and a pepper with New Zealand spinach, which still hasn't
> > > sprouted.  I replaced the onions with Swiss chard which just sprouted.
> > >
> > > Since I got such a late start I am planning a fall garden.  Weather
> > > permitting, we will mix the soil for at least one more of the
remaining
> > > beds on Saturday and start the July sowings.  I also plan on
> > > overwintering some veggies (like kale and cabbage for my bunnies).  I
> > > figure I have nothing to lose but a couple of seeds.
> > >
> > > Jen in PA
> > > Zone 6
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