The leaf textures range from smooth to lightly crumpled at the young stage, to lightly crumpled to crumpled at the mature stage. The stalks are broad, very tender and fleshy, even at full maturity. A great item for adding color to salad mixes. (from Harris Seeds)
Recipe for Pickled Swiss Chard here
A very uniform, close selection for a finely curled, vigorous plant with a lush, blue green color. (from Harris Seeds.)
The vigorous plants have upright jacket leaves with exceptional internal wrap. (from Harris Seeds)
Rainy weather did not dampen the spirits of the first customers at Cape Abilities Farm. We opened for business this morning at 10AM. There are plenty of annuals and decorative hanging plants for sale. The lettuce looks great - and the packages of herbs are fragrant. Maryanne (left) was our very first customer on opening day. She bought tomato plants for her garden.
