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Herb Tree Spinach

(Chenopodium giganticum)

Vigorous plants with smooth stems striped red and green, producing large leaves of a brilliant magenta colour and eventually bearing long spikes of tiny reddish flowers. The young leaves are covered with a pink crystalline powder looking just like glitter and are very tast eaten as a baby leaf, or cooked older leaves similar to spinach. These plants can grow 6-8ft tall.
Decorative in containers on the patio.

Product Part No: 80267

Pack size: 250 Seeds

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Price: £2.00

When to Sow

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Additional Details

When to Sow Tree Spinach

April to June

Where to Sow

Sow thinly in a prepared seed bed 0.5cm (1/4") deep in rows 30-45cm (12-18") apart. Keep soil moist. Alternatively sow under glass 2-3 seeds per cell in modular trays filled with seed sowing compost and transplant out into the plot, borders or containers.

What to do next

Cut leaves from each plant for use as baby leaf. Cut older leaves and use like spinach.

Harvest

April to October

Handy Tip

Can grow 6-8ft tall (180-240cm). A decorative edible, ideal planted in borders or patio containers.