pixie62560 said:swiss chard is buried under 10" of snow.

I'm not ready for snow yet..... I've had Kale survive nicely under the snow.

My big surprise today was finding a few tomato plants I hadn't cleared out of the garden. Just picked a good size ripe supersteak tomato and made a tomato, kale and cheese Quesadilla. Eggplants and pepper plants are still producing under plastic tents.

Sounds yummy Karen!

Try straw mulching the Swiss Chard. On my south side, I have had Swiss Chard go right through the winter. Like beets, it is biennial. It needs a 2nd season to make seeds. Try to get it to go through the winter. You can still go out and snip off leaves to eat.

Beets and kale also do well with straw mulch. Mine are on the north side of the house, so not as warm as where I had the Swiss Chard. I have used leaves around beets. Leaves are not as good because they pack down, but I have done okay with them. Parsnips live through anything. There is a reason Swedes eat them so much! They survive cold and reseed themselves!

Swiss chard was the only food my late DH wouldn't eat......I love it....of course, I make it with bacon & onions!

I'm Swedish and yuck poo to parsnips...Had one too many forced down my throat as a kid. Mom always tried to disguise them in Mashed potato's. I think it's why I can't bring myself to make stew cause mom always put them in it.

Curbie shopping for Straw bales that people toss out after Halloween from there decor. Got two so far. Last year I laid them around all my herbs, kale, swiss chard, onions, raspberries and all did quite well through the snowy season.

Swiss Chard, Kale and Caribbean Spinach reseed every year in my yard. They are turning out to be my new weed, but I'm not complaining.

Good recycling with the hay! I actually love parsnips, but I usually roast mine.

No one tried to hide ours in the mashed potato. My grandmother often boiled carrots, potatoes, parsnips and onions together for the yellow vegetable portion of a meal.