Amaranthaceae
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Also known as Persian spinach, Spinacia oleracea var. bullata, Chenopodium oleraceum, Spinacia oleracea subsp. orientalis
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Spinach · Leafy Green · Edible · Cool Season · Vegetable · Fast Growing · Salad · Kitchen Garden · Annual Crop
Spinach thrives in cool weather and prefers consistently moist, fertile soil with at least 6 hours of sunlight or partial shade. Sow seeds directly in the garden in spring or fall and harvest outer leaves regularly to extend the productive season. Avoid planting in hot summer conditions as heat will cause the plant to bolt quickly.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, avoiding waterlogging · Every 3-4 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Green
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Bangladesh, California, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Greece, Haiti, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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