I have Swiss chard in a couple of beds, and it does very well through the summer here. Anything you can make with spinach, you can make with chard, and chard in a lot of ways is more flexible and tastes better.

I hate scarlet runners. My mom grew them all of the time when I was a kid, I didn't like the smell when they cooked. Maybe after 40 years I ought to give them another try? But you'll never ever get me to grow Lima beans. . .

SRS