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and minerals and with a mild mustard flavour , it can be used in stir fries , soups and salads . The white stalks are sweet and can be steamed like asparagus . Even the bright yellow flowers can be used as an edible garnish that adds a light peppery flavour . Tatsoi goes from seed to harvesting in just 45 days , so it ’ s a great leafy green to experiment with .
Spinach and Swiss Chard
Swiss chard , with its colourful stems and bright green leaves , is one of the most nutritious veggies , and because its nutritional levels start dropping immediately after being harvested , it ’ s most nutritious when grown at home and eaten straight after harvesting .
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In South Africa , we often refer to Swiss chard simply as spinach and use it as spinach and the seedlings may even be labelled that way at the nursery . The reason it ’ s so popular here is because it is far more heat tolerant than true spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ), which can run to seed quickly in the hottest months of the year . Different varieties of chard vary
COMPANION PLANTING Swiss chard grows well with tomatoes , beans cabbage , onion , beetroot , cauliflower , lettuce and celery . Avoid growing with potatoes , sweet corn , cucumbers , melons , basil and thyme .
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