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VegetablesHardyAnnual
Spinach
Spinach is a fast leafy green prized for cool-season sowings, quick harvests and repeated leaf pickings. It is excellent for spring and autumn cropping, though it needs care in summer because heat and dry conditions push it rapidly into flower.
Basic information
Category
Vegetables
Lifecycle
Annual
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
3 companions · 0 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Days to harvest
50 days
Germination window
7–14 days
Germination temperature
8–20 °C
Plant spacing
15 cm
Row spacing
20 cm
Sowing depth
2 cm
Height
30 cm
Spread
15 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
Timings based on average frost dates in the UK. Sign up to set your frost dates.
Care tips
Grow spinach in fertile moisture-retentive soil and do not allow it to dry out if you want large tender leaves. Pick outer leaves regularly, protect from leaf miner where that is a recurring issue, and avoid the hottest part of midsummer unless you have bolt-resistant varieties.
Common pests
Leaf miner, slugs, mildew, bolting.
Companions
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