Chard is an easy to grow crop which is very winter hardy. With successional planting you can harvest chard at anytime of the year in an Irish garden. Rainbow chard is an attractive mix ranging from white through yellow, pink and rhubarb red. Eat small leaves raw in salads or cook larger leaves and stems.
Average 100 seeds per packet.
10g is enough seed for more than 500 plants
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Buttercup is a dark green winter squash (Cucurbita maxima – not to be confused with the butternuts which are Cucurbita moschata). After trying many different squashes over a few years I found Buttercup to be the open pollinated variety with the best flavour. They have a sweet dry nutty flesh which can be used in a variety of recipes. As the flesh is quite dry they hold their shape when used in curries and stews. They can be grated raw into salads too.
Later I read that they were bred at North Dakota State University as a squash to substitute sweet potatoes. I have been growing only this variety for a few years and saved the seed from squash which stored for a few months. They are varied in shape from flat round to the more squashed and pear shaped form. There is often light green/grey ‘button’ at the blossom end of the fruit.
Average 15 seeds per packet.
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