Spinach Bloomsdale – Northern Wildflowers

Spinacia oleracea

• Full Sun
• 28 Days Baby, 50 Days Mature
• Approx. 140 seeds
• Open Pollinated
• 80% Germination Rate (2023 test)

Large, deeply crinkled, dark green leaves. Fresh flavour and slow to bolt. Great in salads, smoothies, and stir fries. Seed from a small organic farm in British Columbia.
Companions: Eggplants, Leeks, Strawberries.

Growing Instructions:

Germinates best at 0-15C in moist soil.

Plant Spacing: For baby leaf 40 seeds/ft in 2-4 bands that are 1-2 apart. For mature leaves, thin to 2 apart in rows 12-18 apart.

Direct seed 1/8-1/4 deep as soon as soil can be worked in the spring, and again in the late summer-early fall. Seed germinates best when soil temperatures are 0-15C and achieves the best quality when air temperatures are 12-15C. Sow every 7 days for a continual harvest.