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New Zealand Spinach Seeds

New Zealand Spinach Seeds

Botanical Name: Tetragonia tetragonioides
Back by popular demand
  • Heat-Tolerant Alternative To Traditional Spinach
  • Thick, Tender And Succulent Leaves
  • Productive Cut-And-Come-Again Variety
  • Ideal For Containers And Open Ground
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Enjoy a dependable supply of tender green leaves throughout the warmer months with this productive heritage vegetable. New Zealand Spinach forms low-growing, spreading plants with thick, succulent triangular leaves and continues cropping in hot weather when traditional spinach may struggle. Harvest the young leaves for salads or allow them to mature for cooking. Regular picking encourages fresh growth and extends the harvest.

Key information

Botanical Name: Tetragonia tetragonioides
Genus: Spinach

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 30
Colour: Green
Habitat: Low growing,Spreading
Position: Full Sun
SOW OUTDOORS March-August, directly into the final growing position, 1.5cm/half-in deep in rows 30cm/12in apart. Make further sowings at two-week intervals for a continuous supply. Thin seedlings to 10cm/4in apart. For baby leaves, harvest from unthinned rows; for larger leaves, take a few from each plant and leave the remainder to continue growing. Keep well watered and weed free, particularly during hot, dry weather.

Recommended growing locations.

Allotment / Veg Patch
Containers
Raised Beds
Vegetable Garden
Sow Indoors
Sow Outside
Flowers / Harvest

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Seed Only Orders

£2.95 delivery charge

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Non-Seed Items

£6.95 delivery charge

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Combined Orders

£7.95 delivery charge (e.g. seeds and plants)

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