Growing Silverbeet
Originating from the picturesque Mediterranean and coastal regions of Southern Europe, silverbeet is a nice easy crop to grow, producing very quickly, making it a wonderfully rewarding and confidence boosting veggie. It's usually a high production crop too, with each plant producing many leaves constantly, which is great as thats what we're going to eat. Did you know that Aristotle described red stalked Chard growing as far back as 350BC!! Probably the most common variety you'll see is the Fordhook Giant. Introduced to the public around 1924, this is a high yielding, very easy to grow variety, that produces decent sized leaves with plenty of nutrient content. Although the more nutrients you provide, the more you receive in turn, along with a better yield. Fordhook is an open pollinated variety that had large, deep green leaves with 'white', sturdy stems, this variety holds it's own fairly well with heat, although you will still have to water as can s...
