"Derald" wrote in message
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songbird wrote:

i wouldn't bother if you don't like beets.
Oh, no, no: We likes the beet roots; just not the leaves. Years
ago, DW&I were enjoying some kind of red-veined chard that we were
buying from one of those "natural" food grocers. Having never grown
chard, I just arbitrarily picked something pretty from the seed catalog.
Shoot, prettiness is as good a criterion as any for the first time, eh?
I'll try something different this fall. If anyone has suggestions (about
chard, y'all), I'm all eyes.

Can you get 'Fordhook Giant' in the US? This is the variety of silver beet
(chard) I've grown for decades.