May be the problem with the swiss chard is its below the ground or around the base. If the leaves are not chewed by bugs and still wilting, it may be soil isn't quite right. Or the weather is too hot and too dry.
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06-09-2011, 06:40 AM #1
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06-09-2011, 08:07 AM #2
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Swiss chard will grow all summer and all winter, in my experience. I've found it hard to damage--it just keeps on coming. You could try planting some in another bed; maybe there is a soil issue in the current bed.
I've been accepted to be on a city Kitchen Garden tour in July! Hopefully things won't be too wilted by then!
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07-15-2011, 12:47 PM #3
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I've been having a good year in the veggie garden!
Earlier this week i made 15 quarts of dill pickles, and yesterday I made some great red cabbage cole slaw and picked the first tender green beans...
Tomatoes and onions are looking good, with lots more beans and cukes on the way!
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07-15-2011, 12:56 PM #4
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Wow, green beans already!
Admittedly I got a late start due to the wet spring (and other stuff), but mine are only getting their first buds.
I've already had my first failure-to-pick-zucchini accident, though.
Ate half of it sliced and grilled (yum), will probably shred the rest and turn it into fritters.
... and my chard is just about ready for picking, no thanks to the rabbits who ate it all to the ground last year, and have already torn through the netting that I've got over it this year.
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07-15-2011, 01:02 PM #5
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Last year I waited way too long to pick my green beans, and they were too big and tough. This year I'm on top of it!
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I've already had my first failure-to-pick-zucchini accident, though. Ate half of it sliced and grilled (yum), will probably shred the rest and turn it into fritters.
(but am sadly neglecting my swiss chard!) oh well! Getting some good stuff anyway from the garden anyway, you do what you can!Lisa
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07-15-2011, 01:05 PM #6
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I got green beans today in my CSA box. We also got them a couple weeks ago.
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07-20-2011, 09:47 AM #7
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I went away for 3 weeks, and when I came back, I noticed that my chard bolted. Is there any way to salvage them, or are they done once they've boted and are flowering?
and I also found that all my worms in my compost bin died
Not sure what happened to them, but the bin is just soup now. Very sad.
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