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tim
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Just like the old days!
Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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May 11, 2004, 09:53:25 »
A reminder = Tim
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derbex
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I've come about the reaping
Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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
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aquilegia
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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!
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Doris_Pinks
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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!
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tim
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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May 11, 2004, 11:35:06 »
Jeremy -
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Chard, with us, will go to seed. We've just put in the next seedlings. = Tim
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Mrs Ava
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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?
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derbex
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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
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Mrs Ava
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May 11, 2004, 13:00:19 »
I am a raw leaf fan and lurve my salads, so I will try for sure!
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tim
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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
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derbex
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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 :)
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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May 11, 2004, 16:42:05 »
Fun aren`t they?,pulled the last plants up yesterday as they were getting a bit `stringy`.
Stephan.
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Doris_Pinks
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May 11, 2004, 16:47:16 »
I eat mine young in salads, delish!
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Mrs Ava
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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
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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May 14, 2004, 23:39:28 »
Don't mean to appear thick but have a question.
What's the plant in the photo?
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Mrs Ava
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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.
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tim
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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
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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!
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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!
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Re:Who's for the Bright Lights, then?
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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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