I didn't like it raw, so I just figured it wasn't for me. Someone suggested I try it sauted, and I found it delicious.
The only way I've been able to grow spinach is in potting mix in a half barrel. I think it just does not like my soil. I grew it through winter a couple times and it started bolting soon after it was mature. Maybe it was the variety?
My step dad once told me that spinach will grow where it wants to grow. I've had some nice plants, some puny plants. They all seem to bolt before I get much from them.
Never occurred to me to try chard raw. I always cook it. And yes chard is far easier to grow than spinach, I've never had issue with it bolting and it'll keep going until freeze hits (at which point it's 50/50 if it survives).
Collards are tougher, like kale with extra chew? I usually grow 1 plant a year, that's more than enough of collards for me.Next week, I'm going to buy some collards at the store, give them a try. Maybe I'll like those too... ?
Maybe I'll like turnip greens or beet greens.
Oh, that sounds so yummy!!The traditional southern way to eat collards is cooked with cure ham then drizzled with cayenne pepper vinegar.
