I sowd a variety called Bordeaux and its coming through to my shock with red stems. It looks a bit like beetroot coming through is this right or has my seeds blow everywhere?
If it is I suppose I treat as green spinach and can eat young uncooked and cooked.
I only grow perpetual spinach, which is a leaf beet, so yes if you got it wrong you could still eat it, Chards are similar but bred for more colourful stems!
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Bordeaux is a red veined spinach ..It loooks nice on plate too..Use it just as you would the green ..cheers ..Jim
Bordeaux grows really well for me too, and it's a beautiful sight. I sow at 3" spacing, then pull whole plants as they grow and eat the thinnings. If planted in September, it provides tender greens throughout the winter and early Spring :D