Spinach Baby Leaf Vegetable Seeds

SPINACH BABY LEAF Vegetable Seeds

Botanical Name: Spinacia oleracea

Description:

Spinach Baby Leaf is a fast-growing, versatile variety ideal for fresh salads, smoothies, and light cooking. It produces tender, dark green leaves with a smooth texture and mild flavour, perfect for harvesting young as baby greens. This hardy spinach is slower to bolt than many other varieties, making it a reliable choice across a wide range of seasons. Excellent disease resistance and quick maturity make it a favourite among home gardeners and market growers alike.

• Produces smooth, dark green baby leaves with delicate flavour.
• Quick to mature and suitable for continuous harvesting.
• Highly resistant to downy mildew and bolting.
• Ideal for salads, sautés, and sandwiches.

Plant Details:

• Plant Type: Hardy annual vegetable
• Leaf Size: Typically 8 – 12 cm when harvested young

Sowing Information:

• Sow When:
  • Temperate: March – September
  • Cool: September – November and February – April
  • Arid: March – May and August – October
  • Subtropical: March – June and August – October
  • Tropical: April – August
• Germination: 7 – 14 days @ 10 – 25°C
• Depth: Sow 1 cm deep
• Position: Full sun to partial shade
• Sow Where: Direct into garden beds or large containers
• Soil Type: Moist, fertile, well-drained soil with pH 6 – 7
• Spacing: 6 cm between plants, 15 cm between rows

Details:

• Water consistently to keep soil evenly moist and encourage tender leaves.
• Harvest regularly to promote regrowth and extend the picking period.
• Best harvested when leaves are young and around 10 cm long.

Harvest:

40 days after sowing for baby leaf stage.