The Swiss Chard is so eye catching that you sometimes see them among ornamental flowers in garden borders, but they really belong in the vegetable garden. Our kitchen garden has its own display of multicoloured Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris). Many of our familiar leafy greens all belong to this single species despite their diverse tastes and physical appearances. Swiss Chard, Beetroot, Perpetual Spinach, Sugar Beet, and Manglewurzel (a leaf and root crop grown as animal feed) are all Beta vulgaris. The wild ancestor of all these useful plants is the Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris subspecies maritima), a plant that grows at the seaside all over Europe and Western Asia. The Sea Beet had been domesticated and bred for leaf-bearing or root-bearing cultivars by the time of the Ancient Egyptians. The jewel-like colours of beet roots and chard stems comes from Betalain pigments instead of anthocyanins. Medical studies have shown that these natural phytonutrient pigments have anti inflammatory and antioxidant properties when consumed. These plants not only brighten up your plate and garden, but also light the path to better health!
These Vegan Beetroot Orange Cinnamon Rolls are going to make your house smell incredible! With a dough that’s perfumed with orange zest and tinged a beautiful red with the help of beetroot powder, this recipe is a slightly healthier take on the traditional buttery cinnamon rolls.
All harvests are satisfying, but unearthing root veggies is my favorite.
Celery, beetroots and parsnips were decent this year. Carrots and parsley not so much, was only left with digging maybe half a bucket of each at the end of the season.
I went to a fair out in the countryside and they had various huge vegetables. At some point their size makes them look more alien than appetizing l. These were some impressive Red Beets!
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