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Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 13:00
| OK, two unrelated questions. 1. I'm pulling out spring veggies from my high tunnel to make space for eggplant and hot pepper transplants. The aim is to keep the tunnel at 85-90 degrees every day. I have a 100 sq ft patch of beautiful chard in there and I'd hate to pull it out. So here's a question for you warm-climate gardeners - does chard turn bitter if exposed to high 80s almost daily through the summer? I've only grown chard outdoors in summer and it never gets really hot here. 2. Is heat-induced zoning in beets merely a visual issue? Does it affect flavor? |
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| 1) keep the chard. It will stay mild. 2) it does not affect the flavor IME but it affects the texture. |
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- Posted by kathyb912_IN 5a/5b (My Page) on Wed, Jun 11, 14 at 9:42
| I grow my chard all summer long, and it does great with our typical 80's and 90's highs. In fact, I'm usually harvesting into November until it's killed by serious frosts. |
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