Spinach – Variety: Reddy

Seed Supplier: The Organic Gardening Catalogue
Cost: £2.35
No of Seeds: 95 Seeds

• Spinach Seedlings - 3 Weeks old

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  Spinach Reddy Variety

• Spinach Seedlings - 5 Weeks old

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  Spinach Reddy Variety

• Stunning Dark Red Stemmed Spinach

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  Spinach Reddy Variety

• Spinach bolted (flowered) in warm weather

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  Spinach Reddy Variety

Sowing Details

Sow: April to June
Harvest: June to September
Grow Rating: Easy but prone to bolting in periods of hot weather
Growing Requirements: Sow in Pots or direct into Raised Beds
Soil Preparation: Grows in any type of soil

Variety Features

Description: A good tasting spinach which can be eaten as baby leaves.
Colour: Green leaves with dark red stems and leaf veins.
Resistances: As with any spinach, its prone to bolting. Grow Perpetual Spinach instead.
Special Characteristics: Sweet flavoured and unique reddy stems.

Seedlings

No. of Weeks to Appear from Seed: Approx 3 Weeks.
After 3 Weeks: 2 small leaves appear.
After 5 Weeks: 4 leaves (2 serrated, and 2 small wavy) growing larger.
After 6 Weeks: Bolted (i.e. a flower stem appears in the centre and leaves are no longer edible)
My BackupPlan is I’m growing Perpetual Spinach as well which doesn’t bolt.

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