Quantity
About 300 seeds
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Discover the plant
Family
Amaranthaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Annual
Organic 'Giant Winter' spinach is a robust and valuable variety for vegetable gardens looking to extend harvests well beyond the warmer months. With its dark green, dense, and generous foliage, Spinacia oleracea brings a nourishing and reassuring presence to autumn gardens when many crops are already slowing down. Its tender, smooth to slightly crinkled leaves offer a sweet and rich flavor, enjoyable both fresh in salads and cooked in soups, stir-fries, and stews. Particularly appreciated for its good cold tolerance, it continues to provide quality harvests in cool conditions, making it an excellent ally for gardeners in northern climates. Its steady growth in fertile, well-drained soil allows for successive pickings, harvesting the outer leaves as needed. In the garden, it contributes to a resilient vegetable garden dynamic, where the season doesn't end with the first cold snaps but transforms into a promise of nutritious greenery. Easy to sow directly outdoors in late summer or early autumn, it integrates perfectly into succession plantings. It is a reliable, flavorful, and hardy spinach, perfect for providing freshness, abundance, and nutritional value late into the season.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
1 cm (0.4 in)
Establishment temperature
10 to 20 °C (50 to 68 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Soil
Fertile, fresh, and well-drained
Watering
Regular
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodMay to July
Harvest35 to 50 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsStrawberries, cabbage, peas, celery
Avoid planting withBeets, leeks
Salad, soup, stir-fry, ready-meal, autumn harvest
