Small-leaved, very tender spinach for salads and cooking, 'Samish F1' has good mildew resistance and is moderately winter hardy so is ideal for late season cropping. Grow as a baby leaf vegetable under glass throughout the winter to extend the season. Believed to be of Persian origin, spinach has long been a favourite as a tasty and versatile green leafy vegetable to be eaten cooked or raw. This 'savoy' or 'curly leaf' spinach has dark green, slightly crinkly leaves that have a crisp texture and a rich green, slightly bitter flavour, which makes it well suited to cooking. It is also great when added raw to salads to add an unusual and distinctive note. Highly nutritious, it is an excellent source of folate and vitamins A and C. A great choice for gardeners, 'Samish F1' has great resistance to cold and disease so is a good choice for early and regular sowing to ensure a long harvest. It thrives in well-drained, fertile soil, so adding composted manure to the ground before planting will give it an extra boost. A sunny position is ideal although it will also grow well in light shade. Supplied as a packet of 200 (approx.) seeds ready to sow outdoors in their growing position. Sow outdoors from March to September, 30cm (12in) apart in rows, in moist but well-drained fertile soil. Harvest from May to October, or through the winter if grown under glass.
Highly nutritional winter spinach leaves. This variety is ideal for growing over summer and autumn. Leaves are succulent, with a tasty flavour, and are best lightly steamed. Height: 50cm (20). Spread: 45cm (18).
An outstanding variety for huge crops of tasty ?baby? spinach leaves that can be harvested in autumn and spring. Perfect for the vegetable patch or for growing in containers. Height and spread: 20cm (8).
Spinach ?Tetona? is a productive variety with plenty of F1 vigour. Good yields of bright green, smooth, rounded leaves are produced over a long cropping period. The leaves have a delicious sweet flavour and a crisp bite, making them perfect for sandwiches and salads when picked as baby leaves.
This attractive Spinach hybrid is full of F1 vigour to ensure a superb crop of tasty leaves. The dark green leaves boast prominent crimson veins, making an eye-catching addition to the vegetable plot.
A continuous crop of quality, succulent leaves ideal for autumn and winter cropping. Hardly ever runs to seed in the first season and therefore good on dry ground. Full of nutrients and goodness.
Perfect for containers, this fast-growing variety - winner of a RHS AGM - produces high yields of glossy, dark green, rounded leaves. Sow in spring and autumn and enjoy as 'baby leaves' or leave longer for full-sized plants. Excellent downy mildew resistance
An excellent new hybrid suitable for both 'traditional wider spacing' to produce voluminous mid-green, flat mature leaves for steaming, or for baby leaves if planted with closer spacing. Excellent downy mildew resistance so the sowing and harvesting season can be extended throughout the spring, summer and autumn.
Harvest regular pickings of vitamin packed and tasty home-grown spinach, these easy to grow leaves are best enjoyed and most nutritious when picked and used straight away.
Unusual red veining and red stems make this a stand out variety on the veg patch. Excellent as a baby leaf for salad use, when picked around 35 days from a spring sowing. The leaf veining becomes more pronounced as the plantsmature into large leaves. Water regularly in hot spells to prevent bolting.
Spinach ?Monnopa? contains low levels of oxalic acid, giving it an excellent, sweet flavour. With an upright habit, it is easy to grow and harvest, providing you with a generous supply of rounded, pale green leaves. Perfect for harvesting as baby leaves or growing on as mature plants.
Outstanding for yield, quality and bolting resistance as a 'baby leaf' variety, also very productive as a full sized plant. Dark green, thick, rounded leaves with resistance to all the modern races of downy mildew. Ideal for growing in containers