Perpetual Spinach / Erbette (Beta vulgaris ssp.vulgaris) organic seeds
- Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.49
Product number: BET09-BIO GTIN: 4251420515162
Description
Perpetual Spinach doesn't, other than the name may indicate, belong to spinach but is a chard variety. Green leaves can be harvested continuously. It's prepared and used like normal spinach. Hardy. Bolt-resistant.
Plant profile
| Lifecycle | Biennial |
|---|---|
| Species | Amaranthaceae |
| Flowering months | June, May |
| Main harvest | August, July, June, October, September |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, August, July, June, May, September |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 2-3 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Planting distance | 10 cm |
| Good companion plants | Carrots, Legumes, Nasturtium, Radish, Winter Radish |
| Bad companion plants | Spinach, Tomatoes |
Sowing and care
Pre-culture indoors from March or sowing from May outdoors. Sowing depth: 2-3 cm. Planting distance approx. 30 cm. Loves loose humus soils. The leaves can be harvested continuously after about 6 weeks.
Other names
Botanical name: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
German: Krautstiel, Mangold, Stielmangold, Rippenmangold, Beißkohl, Römischer Kohl, Blattmangold
English: Swiss chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual spinach, Spinach beet, Crab beet, Bright lights, Seakale beet, Mangold
French: Blette, Bette, Côte de bette, Bette à carde, Poirée, Jotte, Joute
Italian: Bietola
Spanish: Remolacha, Beterrada, Betarraga, Betabel, Acelga blanca, Beteraba, Betarava
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