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- Picking chard from summer to spring - that's how it works
- Stem mangold harvest from the outside
- Leaf mangold expels again after cutting
- Tips & Tricks
Picking chard from summer to spring - that's how it works
Chard brings color to the vegetable garden and tastes really delicious. Those who pay attention to a few tips during the harvest can harvest the petioles in red, yellow, white and green almost all year round. Swiss chard is one of the two-year-old leafy vegetables. Even if some people think of an ornamental plant when they see the brightly colored stalks of red or yellow chard for the first time. Freshly harvested Swiss chard is rich in protein and contains many vitamins and minerals.
Stem mangold harvest from the outside
In the Stem Mangold, also called Rib Mangold, harvest the leaves from outside to inside. The chard heart remains unharmed and the plant can regrow. The best way to break off the individual leaves just above the beet root. Then nothing stops, which may later rot. You can also cut off the outer leaves with a knife or a pair of scissors. Just harvest as much chard as you need. Freshly harvested and prepared quickly, the asparagus-like stems taste excellent. Shortly after harvest leafy vegetables contain these vitamins:
Stem mangold can be harvested for the first time 10 to 12 weeks after sowing. Who sows in April, can enjoy mangold from July. The harvest is possible until the first frosty days. Covered with leaves or fleece, Stielmangold usually survives the winter. In spring, it continues to grow and you can cancel the new leaves as usual. In early summer, the plant starts its flowers. She dies after semen maturity.
Leaf mangold expels again after cutting
The spinach-like leaf mangold you can cut two to three fingers wide above the ground, he pushes after the cut new leaves. Crop harvest is leaf mangold seven days earlier than stalk mangold. The harvest can begin after just 8 to 10 weeks. Smaller leaves taste milder and sweeter than the big leaves.
Before the chard becomes too big, harvest it and freeze it. For this you crush the chard leaves and blanch them for two minutes. Carefully express and freeze in portions. Overgrown leaves can be used for filling recipes, much like cabbage leaves on cabbage rolls.
Tips & Tricks
Swiss chard has a limited shelf life after harvesting. Stored in the fridge, it holds - wrapped in a damp cloth - for up to two days. When harvesting, make sure that the harvested leaves are not in the sun.