| Botanical name | Spinacia oleracea |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
| Categories | |
| Common name(s) | Spinach |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Large, bright green, oval to triangular, smooth or wrinkled foliage. Young leaves eaten raw in salads, older leaves cooked. |
| Maintenance | Water and feed both types regularly, applying liquid fertilizer every two to three weeks and keeping the soil moist at all times. |
| Soil conditions | Well drained , Enriched |
| Common pests and diseases | Caterpillars. leaf spot in warm, humid weather. |
| Recommended varieties | ‘Viroflay’ yields large plants with slightly crumpled leaves; ‘Fordhook Giant’ is an upright-growing spinach beet with wide, flat, white leafstalks and dark green leaves; ‘lucullus’ is a spinach beet with light green foliage and relatively thin stalks. |
| Harvest | Start picking outside leaves when they are large enough. |
| Yield | Twelve plants should yield enough for a family of four. Sow every six weeks in season. |
| Seed sowing instructions | Sow English spinach where it is to grow and thin seedlings out to 150mm apart. Sow Swiss chard in the open or in trays and transplant the seedlings to stand 300mm apart in rows 600mm apart in well-enriched soil. |
Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Botanical name: Spinacia oleracea
- Common name(s): Spinach
- Categories: Fruits and Vegetables
Plant description:
English spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a coolseason crop that will run to seed in warm weather. The widely grown Swiss chard (Betta vulgaris spp.), also known as spinach beet, silver beet or stalked beet, can be harvested over a long period. Spinach is a tasty vegetable that provides a valuable dietary source of iron.
Family: Amaranthaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: spin-AH-see-ah awl-lur-RAY-see-uh
Spinacia oleracea requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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Large, bright green, oval to triangular, smooth or wrinkled foliage. Young leaves eaten raw in salads, older leaves cooked.
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