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This traditional heirloom spinach has thick, succulent, dark-green savoyed (crumpled leaves) that are very sweet in salads or cooked. It is best planted in early spring and fall. If fall-planted, it will overwinter and produce much earlier than if it is spring-planted. Planted in a row tunnel in fall and you can expect baby spinach in late April to mid-May. If you have never grown spinach before the taste and freshness will win you over. Pick individual leaves from the outer edges of the plant as they become big enough to use, or cut the whole plant 2.5 cm above the ground, and new leaves will be produced. Harvest before the plant sends up a flower stalk. The secret to great spinach is to thin seedlings to 6-10 cm apart. -
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The most reliable, proven spinach for winter production. Dark-green, slightly triangular, smooth leaves can get giant, the size of chard leaves. The sweet flavour is perfect for salad mix when the baby size and for bunching when fully grown. Giant Winter has proven to be a winter staple. Still good after being harvested from under the snow and tolerates our cold rainy periods. It will thrive in a winter greenhouse or polytunnel, or outdoors under a layer of mulch. Not suited for main crop cummer spinach. The secret to great spinach is to thin seedlings to 6-10 cm apart. -
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Mid-season variety (45-50 days). The plant forms a large rosette of leaves, weighing 35-50 grams. Oblong-oval, intense green leaves with a gentle, pleasant taste. Use fresh and frozen. -
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50 days-Old standard home garden variety from the early 19th century. Heavy yields of glossy, dark green, blistered leaves. Plant in spring or fall. Can overwinter with a minimum of cover. The secret to great spinach is to thin seedlings to 6-10 cm apart. -
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An open-pollinated French heirloom, dating back to the 1800s, Viroflay spinach is known for its huge leaves that can grow up to 20 cm long. Try using young leaves for fresh eating and let them grow for harvesting and freezing. The leaves maintain a fine flavour regardless of whether you harvest them at full size or as baby spinach. Grows quickly and does especially well in the fall/winter garden. Sow in August for fall crop, cover with frost cloth and have the earliest spring spinach. -
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Tetragonia Expansa- New Zealand Spinach is a very old heirloom introduced into England in 1772 by Sir Joseph Banks. It was reportedly discovered during the South Seas expedition of Captain Cook. The crew ate it to combat survey on their voyage. This spinach-like plant thrives in hot dry weather. Small broad pointed leaves develop on large, spreading plants and tender leafy shoots. Due to oxalates in the leaves, blanch the leaves in hot water for at least a minute followed by cold water rinsing. Discard the water leaves should not be eaten raw. New Zealand Spinach tolerates salty soils. New Zealand Spinach is a tender perennial and killed by frost. In our gardens in Rocky View, AB we have found the New Zealand Spinach to self-seed though not prolifically. In spring we simply lift the young "volunteer" plants when they have two sets of true leaves and plant where desired. -
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Early (25-30 days) open-pollinated variety. Powerful plant. Large, tender, and juicy leaves. Sow every 2-3 weeks in early spring and late summer to avoiding the hot summer months
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Strawberry Spinach is one of the best-kept secrets of the herb world. A herb that dates back to the 1600s in North America and northern Europe, this annual sets tiny, deliciously tender leaves that can be cooked like spinach or used fresh in salads. It also sets small red fruits in late summer and fall that taste a bit like mulberries which are lovely fresh or canned. A delectable and useful plant, you'll want it front and center of the herb garden! Strawberry Spinach sets new leaves all season long. The foliage is slender, deeply lobed, and appears in rosettes along long, slender stems. Quite small, they resemble small raspberries with a bright strawberry-red colour! The berries arise at the base of each stem and having berries on spinach plants is uniquely interesting! Direct sow Strawberry Spinach in full sun and rich, fertile soil. It reaches about 45 cm high and 30 cm wide. Easy and trouble-free. -
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54 days-A special strain of spinach for overwintering. Produces large, semi-savoyed, medium-green, glossy, sword-shaped leaves. Tolerance to mildew. Sow in fall for late harvest, cover with hoops or sow inside the greenhouse for winter crops. The secret to great spinach is to thin seedlings to 6-10 cm apart.