Thompson & Morgan - Vegetable - Spinach Perpetual - 250 Seeds

Thompson & Morgan - Vegetable - Spinach Perpetual - 250 Seeds Description

If you're gardening on a dry soil or your spinach always runs to seed then this hardy biennial Spinach Beet' the perfect choice. It hardly ever runs to seed in the first year, so you can be sure of a bumper crop of tasty leaves over a long period. With an autumn and spring sowing you can even harvest leaves virtually all year round. Spinach Beet is exceptionally hardy so it will happily stand under cloches throughout the winter months. Regular harvesting will promote more and more young leaves. The dark, green leaves of Spinach Beet 'Perpetual' are succulent and tasty. Perfect for steaming as a hot vegetable or eating raw in salads, sandwiches or as a delicious garnish. Leaf Beet is undemanding. Sow directly into any garden soil outdoors in spring or autumn. Thin seedlings out as the plants grow. Water freely in summer. Harvest leaves regularly as and when required, taking a few leaves from each plant rather than stripping one plant at a time. Sow: March to April or September to October Position: Sun or semi-shade Harvest: May to February Average contents: 250 seeds per pack Delivered with growing and care instructions Images shown are for guidance only of the expected results from plants upon maturity. Different growing condition might vary results. Image may be included for illustration of supply, but can vary due to seasonality changes (e.g. deciduous plants lose leaves in colder months). A Spinach Beet that you can harvest virtually all year round, full of antioxidants this variety is perfect for creating healthy meals This hardy biennial crop hardly ever runs to seed in its first year so you can be guaranteed a long cropping period - even on dry soils! Produces heavy crops of delicious, succulent leaves for steaming or eating raw in salads and sandwiches. Supplied as 1 x packet of seeds containing approximately 250 seeds