Spinach New Zealand, not a true spinach. Has a dwarf and trailing habit. Pinch out the growing point to encourage bushiness. Not frost hardy.

SOW                        May to August

HARVEST               First pickings about 6 weeks after sowing

TYPE                       Summer Vegetable

PLOT                       Outdoor plot

WHERE TO SOW:

Soak seeds for 12 hours before sowing. Sow in trays under glass at 15°C, later sowings direct into growing site 2cm deep.

WHAT TO DO NEXT:

Glasshouse sowings should be pricked off into trays 5cm apart and gradually hardened off before planting out. Direct sowings should be thinned to 45cm apart with 60cm between rows.

HANDY TIP:  The plants have a trailing habit, pinch out the growing tip when about 30-40cm long to encourage side shoots.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE:  A good source of pro-vitamin A, vitamin C, glutein and dietary fibre.

1 Pack contains 50 seeds