Author Topic: Who's for the Bright Lights, then? (Read 3370 times)

tim · « **on:** May 11, 2004, 09:53:25 »

A reminder = Tim

derbex · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2004, 10:48:07 »

Had some last night, pretty aren't they, and they just keep growing -I assume they must bolt or something soon they've been in over a year.

Jeremy

aquilegia · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2004, 11:10:01 »

cor - they almost look unreal! Remind me of highlighter pens. Strange girl - I mean the colours! Didn't know they came in orange and pink!

Doris_Pinks · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2004, 11:34:51 »

Derbex I am picking last years still! They will bolt eventually, but just in time for this seasons to be ready ;D Lovely pic Tim, no slug holes in yours!

tim · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2004, 11:35:06 »

Jeremy - any Chard, with us, will go to seed. We've just put in the next seedlings. = Tim

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2004, 12:33:14 »

Excellent! Thanks to a certain 'cat' sending me some seeds, I have planted out my bright lights today, already good sized plants. Didn't realise you could pick them for so long. I assume you can also pick the leaves when they are small, and eat raw like you would spinach?

derbex · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2004, 12:57:52 »

I'm glad I did some more for this year then :) I had one lot I put in the greenhouse this year I pulled them out yesterday as I need the space -they'd got to 3ft tall. Don't think I'll bother again as they do so well outside.

E-J I'm told you can -but I've never tried it -ladies first ;D

Jeremy

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2004, 13:00:19 »

I am a raw leaf fan and lurve my salads, so I will try for sure!

tim · « **Reply #8 on:** May 11, 2004, 13:20:38 »

- and, of course, the young stems are all part of the fun. Maybe not raw!!
If they get a bit older, cook them separately. = Tim

derbex · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2004, 13:24:31 »

Tim,

I'm a fan of the stems too -unfortunately the girls aren't -but that's all the more for me :)

cleo · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2004, 16:42:05 »

Fun aren`t they?,pulled the last plants up yesterday as they were getting a bit `stringy`.

Stephan.

Doris_Pinks · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2004, 16:47:16 »

I eat mine young in salads, delish!

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2004, 18:10:47 »

Good to hear Doris. Have been munching young beetroot and radish leaves and am looking forward to the rocket and spinach getting bigger so I can pinch the odd leaf there. ;D

carrot-cruncher · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2004, 23:39:28 »

Don't mean to appear thick but have a question.

What's the plant in the photo?

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2004, 23:42:44 »

Tis chard, called bright lights and it comes in all of those great colours. Think it is kinda like spinach.

tim · « **Reply #15 on:** May 15, 2004, 08:05:25 »

Sautéed with garlic, yesterday - Spanish style.

Good puréed with white sauce, too!

But the stems are so sweet & tender at the moment - all that rain? = Tim

oubykh · « **Reply #16 on:** May 15, 2004, 21:00:31 »

:o Complete coincedence but i bought a packet of Bright Lights yesterday to hopefully get in tomorrow. i think its not to late,? the packet does say planting into May.

Tims pic is a better advertisment than the one on the packet also!

tim · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2004, 09:31:01 »

Chard/spinach is funny about germinating.
Because of the very hot weather, I would suggest germinating in damp blotch or kitchen roll. Put them out as soon as they germinate. Just did some yesterday. And this way you get no gaps & don't need to thin. = Tim

btw - another way of growing them. I like Jiffy 7s!

ina · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2004, 21:36:30 »

I've had a lot of trouble with spinach. Germinating in patches and shooting before their (my?) time so I gave up on spinach.
Swiss chard on the other hand, I've never had trouble with. After trying several types I have settled on lucullus, a light green type that stays tender even when not young anymore and they don't shoot easely, just the early ones at the end of the summer.

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