I thought it was Chard but......

[dalthauser]

Now it's looking more like a beet.  Either way - the roots appear to be edible - so I'm eating them! :-)

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[papoose.livejournal.com]

Let us know how they taste.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Not so good. Kind of sweet but tough like a carrot. I'm going to try and cook them and see what happens then.

[sahlah.livejournal.com]

http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/vegetables/chiogbeets/chiogbeets.htm

I agree with you! I'll bet they are good too. Do tell.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

That might be it. The two (beets/chard) are family - so it's hard. Good link - thanks!

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

Swiss beet.

[walksbeauty.livejournal.com]

As I was reading your journal looking for Delaware info, I found this.. yep, chard it is! And being in the same family as beets, they do form that huge beetlike root.. I bet it taste yum! Is it one that wintered over from last yaer?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

OMG - I was just reading YOUR journal and saw the chard post and thought - wow, I bet she'd know about my chard.... lol!!

Please Please say I can friend you - we could be soul sisters :)

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot to say - they grow all winter here in Texas. They turn brown if you forget to cover them if we get a light frost, but otherwise they rock. One of my favorites because they really produce big time and they will continue until it gets really hot out whereas my lettuce and spinach have already gone to seed.

[walksbeauty.livejournal.com]

Yep, they withstand all kinds of extremes and keep on keeping on! Definitely a favorite of mine. I found a perennial variety last year and it's a pretty little rosette ready to eat already here... and I think it's supposed to come back every year. Very cool!