Swiss chard is basically a beet with no roots. It
comes in all the colors of beets, including yellow,
gold and red. Plants are ready to eat in 40 to 65 days.
Hybrid Japanese turnips are mild-
tasting and ready to eat 35 to 40
days from sowing.
Yes, you can eat "flowering kale." Those
colorful, or white, leaves are not flowers.
And if the leaves are not too old, they will
be tender without cooking. So they can be
used to dress up fresh salads.
Cherry Belle radishes almost always make
perfect, beautifully red roots in 25 to 30 days,
except when the weather is too hot. You can
plant another crop 10 days after the first one
to keep the harvest coming.
Arugula is a
a peppery,
spicy, and
slightly tart
leafy green.
Blue curled kale is one of the
prettiest things you can eat.
It's also delightfully tasty
and very good for you.
PHOTOS
BY
ROGER
MERCER
Fall Garden Favorites
These crops
will make you
pucker. From
left, red-veined
sorrel, wasabi-
flavored giant
red mustard
and lace-leaved
hot mustard.
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