spinach 'Matador'
spinach or Spinacia oleracea 'Matador'
- approx 225 seeds
- £2.29
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile and moisture retentive
A very prolific summer spinach that's been a gardener's favourite since Victorian times, producing generous harvests of deep green crinkled leaves with a beautiful rich, savoury flavour. Spinach 'Matador' stands particularly well without bolting, even in dryer conditions, and two or three sowings through the season will give you pickings right through into autumn.
Keep netted against pigeons while young. Pick as a cut-and-come-again crop, taking outside leaves but leaving the crown intact, and plants will continue producing new leaves over a very long period.
Sow in shallow drills and thin seedlings gradually until plants are 25cm apart: the thinnings can be eaten as baby salad leaves. Keep well watered, especially in dry spells, protect from slugs and hoe between plants to keep the weeds down. Cut leaves as you need them from the outside in, leaving the central crown to grow on and produce more leaves for the longest possible harvest.
