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Default Fresh beets...what to go with?

>> They frequently go by the name "red chard". Good stuff (but, then, _I_
>> think the roots are good, too). :-)
>>
>> sd

>
>IIRC, red chard is different from beet greens.
>
>-L.


Yup, they are different plants, but often used interchangeably. In my opinion
beet greens are more tender and flavorful, closer to spinach, than chard, but
both are very good. I plant both. Chard of course yields a larger greens crop
by about triple, but no succulent root.

http://www.burpee.com/shopping/produ...=609&itemType=
PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=chard


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