Spinach : Bordeaux F1 Hybrid

Vegetable

• Crops in : Harvest May to October

Description

New breeding in spinach to provide stunning red stems and leaf veins contrasting against a darker green leaf. Spinach Bordeaux has a sweeter flavour and the colour contrast provides a superb 'salad leaf ingredient', as 'baby spinach' or as a steamed vegetable.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds March to mid June and August to September outdoors. Sow seeds thinly outdoors, 13mm (½in) deep in broad drills 30cm (12in) apart in soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Seeds can also be sown in pots or containers on the patio for use as 'baby salad leaves'. Earlier and later sowings can extend the season under cloches.

Growing Instructions

Thin seedlings to 5cm (2in) apart when large enough to handle, use thinnings in salads. Harvest leaves as required, picking only a few from each plant. Keep well watered during dry weather. Sowings made in height of summer may bolt. Prefers a rich, moist well drained soil in full sun.

Nutritional Information

Popeye was right! You can eat no better vegetable than spinach as it is rich in Vitamins A and C, beta-carotene, lutein (which helps protect against eye disease) and dietary fibre.

Kitchen Notes

Sweeter tasting leaves than conventional green spinach so just toss into a mixed salad.