Silver beet (Beta vulgaris)
If there is one plant you want to grow in your garden, silver beet is it as it is highly perishable and best eaten within 10 minutes of being harvested. If you wrap it tightly in an airtight bag and keep it refrigerated, it might keep for five days but it is much better eaten fresh.
There has been confusion in Australia between silver beet () and spinach () but, as their species names tell you, they are two quite different plants although they do belong to the
