Topic: Spinach

[ALAN HOWELL]

Hi all... :)

can anyone recommend a reliable spinach for the Autumn/Winter?

TIA......Alan

[Jeannine]

do you want a smooth or savoyed one

[ALAN HOWELL]

Hi Jeannine...

smooth and sweet like the summer ones if pos. ;)

Rgds ....Alan

[saddad]

We use Spinach (Leaf) Beet all year round Alan..
 :-X

[ALAN HOWELL]

Thanks Saddad...

I use "Bright lights" swiss chard,but my wife likes the actual green leaf stuff better. :)

Rgds..........Alan

[Jeannine]

Hi Alan, my number 1 favourite is Tyee which you can use all the year round even in the summer  as it is very slow to bolt,but it is a semi savoy.Very mildew resistant

My favourite smooth leaf is  Olympia.Again year round sowing.Mildew resistant.

I also like Space.

I have most of my seeds sent from overseas but e seeds are good ,they are here in the UK and bring in a lot from the US. I would try them.

I am out of all three of these personally or I would have shared, I didn't even realise till I looked for you so I will be looking for them myself now.

I have Atlanta, Bella and Matador. If you want to check them on the web I can share if it is what you want.

XX Jeannine

[ALAN HOWELL]

Hi Jeannine,

thanks for your super reply,you have given me of plenty of varieties to go at anyway.

I may try the savoy variety aswell.

many thanks.........Alan

[OliveOil]

all my spinach got eaten by flea beetle i think and then bolted! grrrr

[Tora]

I can recommend Giant Inverno. I sowed about a dozen last autumn and they kept me in spinach from early February until now (I've just dug them up). Sometimes I could harvest a backet full of spinach. ;D
I too prefer real spinach to swiss chard and am going to try other varieties (Orient F1 and bordeaux F1 from T&M) this year.  :)