Monday 12 November 2012

A Touch of Colour

Ruby Chard quietly growing and providing a spot of colour in an otherwise drab winter garden

The Borage patch, flowering on, regardless of the cold  - worth its weight in gold.

12 comments:

  1. I never noticed what our borage was doing - next plot visit i must look

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  2. Chard looks good. Mine is almost eaten down (by us). Plenty of Spindle berries in the hedgerows.

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  3. Your borage is doing really well, do you save seed from it?
    I got hold of a copy of the James Wong book that you recommended Elaine - it's really good. So many new things to try growing, my seed shopping list for next year has doubled in length! Thanks for suggesting the book!

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    1. There is no need for me to save seed and it seeds pretty well without me. Glad you are enjoying The Homegrown Revolution I have already bought some of his recommended varieties - he has brought a range out with Suttons Seeds.

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  4. Striking colour from the chard Elaine. I'm intrigued as to what might be growing under the hooped cover to its side :)

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    1. Pigeon protection over spring cabbage plants Anna

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  5. I love to see colour in the vegie patch, I have grown rainbow chard, so pinks, reds, yellows and whites. I like to mix flowers in amongst the vegies, to attract bees, great to let a few things go to seed too. Lovely of you to share your English garden with us the other side of the world :)

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  6. Very nice colour all round, especially in this drab month of the year. Chard is on my list for next year.

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  7. If I had the space, I would grow chard just for its looks in the veg garden. Even though we don't tend to eat it!

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  8. I sowed some chard seed which never germinated so I'll be trying again next year. The borage just appears every year. Flighty xx

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  9. The red stems of the Ruby Chard look great in the garden!

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  10. I don't have any chard this year, but I'll definitely be growing it again next year. The colour really brightens up the veg patch.

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