Winter Spinach. Grow Fresh Spinach in winter.
Spinach for winter : When To Plant & How To Grow.
In
my garden, America spinach is slow to grow, so it's important to start
this spinach in early August or even late July - this will give it time
to grow large enough for a bigger winter harvest. You can expect to
begin harvesting baby leaves in January. Harvest the outer leaves,
leaving the leaves in the center to continue to grow out. Harvested this
way, winter spinach will continue to produce fresh spinach into summer.
At one time French gardeners used to grow Spinach on hot-beds, on which young plants were pricked out about 4'' in. apart in November, so as to be ready for gathering from December to March.
About the middle of February Spinach may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, until the end of July.
Winter Spinach Varieties
Bloomsdale Long Standing: A small-leafed spinach that overwinters to produce well in spring.
Bloomsdale Winter: A good fall and winter spinach with dark green leaves.
Cold resistant savoy: resistant to both cold and heat, as well as slow to go to seed, a trait which provides a longer window for harvest.
Guntmadingen Winter: A rare Swiss heirloom variety, which is exceptionally winter hardy.
Haldenstein: Another Swiss variety named after a Swiss village, which has been keeping this seed line alive since before the First World War. A great fall crop; winter spinach with large leaves.
Verdil: A giant-type spinach, which is an excellent producer in winter, even under a foot of snow.
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