Spinach ‘Giant Winter’
Spinacia oleracea · Vegetable · No. 22
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–May, Aug–Sep
- Harvest
- Apr–Jun, Oct–Dec
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 15 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 45–60 from sowing
- Sun
- Light shade
- Seed saving
- Hard
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | May | August | September | |||||||
| Harvest | April | May | June | October | November | December |
Notes
Hardy spinach for autumn sowing. Wind-pollinated with separate male and female plants; needs 20 or more plants for seed.
Saving seed · Hard
Biennial or wind-pollinated. Seed comes in the second year or needs 20+ plants to stay true.
- Grow at least 20 plants of this variety.
- Biennials: store or overwinter roots, replant in March.
- Tell us before you start — we pool hard lots between members.