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    Somewhere over the rainbow

    Jan 06, 2021 3 minutes
    WORDS: JENNiFER STACKHOUSE

    Rainbow chard (Beta vulgaris) is a rewarding crop to grow in the home vegetable garden. Not only does it produce tasty deep-green leaves without much trouble, but it also has vibrantly coloured stalks, which look good in the garden or chopped, cooked and served as a vegetable.

    Chard is part of a large group of vegetables, including beetroot and spinach, in the amaranth family. Although often considered a second-rate vegetable as it’s not as fine as English spinach,

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