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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Spinach care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Spinacia oleracea
Common names
Garden Spinach
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Spinacia
Species
S. oleracea
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Start growing

Sow in early spring or fall. Needs full sun to partial shade.

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Growing with your kit

Spinach thrives in the Seeds In A Cup® greenhouse during early spring's chilly mornings.

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Propagation

By seed.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

Harvest in 35-50 days. Bolts immediately when days lengthen and heat rises.

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Growing conditions

Nitrogen-rich cool temperate zones.

06

Weather & tolerances

Highly frost tolerant; very low heat tolerance.

07

Pests & plant health

Leaf miners and aphids.

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Plant safety

Safe for consumption.

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Botanical features

Annual leafy green with either smooth or crinkled (savoy) leaves.

10

Varieties

‘Bloomsdale Savoy’, ‘Space’, ‘Tyee’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Raw in salads, leaves sautéed, or frozen. High in Iron and Vitamin A

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Native range & distribution

Originates from ancient Persia (Modern Iran); global cool-weather staple.

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Conservation

Secure.

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Name origins

Persian ‘aspanakh’, meaning green hand.

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History

Known as the ‘Persian Green’ in ancient China; spread to Europe via Moorish Spain.

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