Well rats! It looks like I'll have to plant my #beets in the #CommunityGarden, since I'm growing #Chard in the home garden. Oh well..

From Washburn's #CommunitySeedBank
@ the #WashburnPublicLibrary

Sponsored by: the Seed Savers Alliance

The #Beetroot Family

"Wind-pollinated members of the Beet Family have very light pollen and need up to 2 to 5 miles for safe distance isolation. Chard and beets are in the same species (Betula vulgaris) and must be isolated from each other or they will cross. Different Beet Family species will not cross-pollinate, so that one beet or chard, one quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), one red (Chenopodium giganteum) and one white (C. alba) lamb's quarters, one orach (Atriplex hortensis) and one spinach (Spinacia oleracea) can all be grown together without danger of crossing.

"You can bag or cage varieties of the same species for isolation, but techniques vary depending on whether the species will self-pollinate or not. Quinoa and lamb's quarters are self-pollinating, so large paper bags can simply be fastened over individual seed heads for protection from cross-pollination. Since quinoa and lamb's quarters produce many small seed heads up and down their stems, mark the protected seed heads so that you can tell them from unprotected ones at harvest time.

"Beets, chard, orach and spinach will not pollinate themselves. These plants need to be caged or bagged in groups so that they can pollinate each other. At least 10 or more plants should be included in each cage or bag for adequate cross-pollination, and to help insure that there are twice as many female as male plants.

"Bags or cages need to be windproof to prevent intermingling of the very light pollens. Shake the plants together within their bags or cages regularly, to help the pollen mix move around inside the cage/bag for good pollination. "

Source:
https://wplcsb.wixsite.com/washburnseedbank/beetroot-family

#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #CrossPollination #HomeGardening #Pollination

This rainbow Swiss chard is delicious and healthy looking! Some trimmings from the plants that made a great salad even better 🤤 (don’t fret, the stems got used too!)

#BloomScrolling #chard

We've just enjoyed a healthy lunch using some of our home grown #chard, #kale, #pea shoots, #nasturtium & #beer #bread along with some regular #salad too. The healthiness slipped a tiny bit by having coffee & a fresh cream choux bun for pudding! 😃

#garden #gardening #veg #vegetables #homegrown

Rainy afternoon, backyard #homegrown #food #harvest.
Mixed #AsianGreens - #chard / #bokchoy / #MustardGreens.
These are Asian greens that we grow & harvest as needed, year round. They are put under light covers in the colder Winter months. I keep their bases well mulched during Winter & they do just fine.

#FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrownFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #Food #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #AsianGreens #FeedingMyFamily

A Little Veggie Hill 😀

Made with carrot, garlic, garden herbs (three-cornered leek, chard), tomato, oregano and Emmental cheese on a shortcrust pastry base.
Served drizzled with chili oil

#cooking #shortcrustpastry #carrot #herbs #chard #tomato #oregano #emmentalcheese #cook #yummy #vegetables #veggie #threecorneredleek #tarts #savorypies #food #jlbouzou

Today's Omelet

Bon appétit !

#food #cooking #omelet #omelettes #veggie #vegetables #cheese #emmental #zucchini eggs #bellpepper #garlic #chard #dandelion #treecorneredleek #garden #meal #meals

#arugula & #chard growing along gravel path. They #selfseeded.

#food #saladgreens #FoodSecurity #FoodPlants #Saanich #edible #VancouverIsland #plants