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Famille Forster
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Horticulture
the natural way
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*2006*
This variety available mail order *2006*
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Plant Details
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Everlasting Spinach | spinachia oleracea | ||
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Description
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A perennel variety of spinach that will rarely go to seed in the first year. The large productive leaves have a very pleasant taste and are often eaten raw in salads. Totally resistant to frosts. | ||||
Culture
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Plant out the plugs from March into rich soil. Cut regularly. If subjected to a drought the large roots will reshoot once water is available. | ||||
Harvest/Use
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Cut the leaves as required. Young leaves in salads and larger leaves cokked as per normal spinach. | ||||
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