Vegetables

Spinach 'Medania'

Spinacia oleracea

This variety has good flavour and soft texture, and can be used both as a cut-and-come-again crop or grown so that it develops large mature leaves. Sow at regular intervals and pick every few days and you can have fresh spinach all growing season.

Position: Full to partial sun
Height: 30cm
Spread: 30cm

Growing calendar

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Sow outdoors

Harvest

Sowing & growing

Sow outside where it is to grow March-July in well-prepared, weed-free, fertile soil. Sow heavily in shallow drills 1.5cm deep and 50cm apart, 30cm between rows. Thin seedlings to 10-15cm apart. Water well during dry spells to prevent bolting. Good crop to grow in semi shade as heat also causes bolting. Suitable for succession sowing.

Aftercare

Water at base of plants to help prevent mildew. Pick leaves regularly to encourage fresh growth.

Gallery

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