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Swiss Chard Update

They are actually doing well in the house. They aren't growing real fast and I have only gotten one cutting from them so far during the winter but 4 of the 5 (or was it 5 out of 6, hmmm) plants lived. The leaves are nice and dark green. This strain was called Bright Lights with different colored stems and the stems all have nice color. So far I would call this a success, but not a runaway success since they are growing so slowly. The next test will be putting them back out in spring and seeing what they do. Stay tuned!

I dug up the last of the carrots yesterday and found that apparently slugs like to overwinter in the tops of carrots. Yuck! Luckily I only lost a couple since there was only a handful left.

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