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Spinach Seeds - Description
- Pack of Spinach Seeds
- Variety: Mikado F1
- Oriental Spinach
- Packet Size: Approx. 225 Seeds
- Winter Spinach
- For October Harvest
- Dark Green Leaves With Good Flavour
- Very Hardy & Will Stand For a Long Time
Spinach Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow: June onwards
- Harvest: October onwards
- Grows in any type of soil
- Easy to grow in pots or in raised bed
- See how to grow tab for full growing instructions
Spinach Seeds - Uses
- Excellent choice as a baby leaf veg
- Can use at home or in the restaurant
Spinach Seeds - Advantages
- Fast growing - Gourmet spinach in just 40 days or less
- Bright red stalks and veins contrast beautifully with spring green leaves
- Easy to grow
- Eating spinach everyday has endless health benefits
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing Time: Can be sown in Mid Spring & again in late Summer
- Sow little & often for a continuous supply
- Sow Location: Sow direct as transplanting can lead to bolting
- To Sow: Prepare drill 2cm deep with rows 20cm apart
- Sow seeds thinly, roughly 1cm apart
- Once seedlings emerge, thin to 10cm apart
Crop Maintenance
- Spinach requires a lot of water
- They are also hungry plants - feed regularly
- Warm weather can lead to bolting
- Feed with nitrogen based feed during season
- Weed well until established
- Keep young plants well watered until established
- Cover crops to protect against pigeons
- Protect against slugs also
Harvesting
- Ideal for a winter harvest
- Can be harvested when foliage is young
- Or mature harvesting from 12 weeks after sowing
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