Spinach 'Rubino' F1
- Perfect for Pots
I’ve been on the hunt for a handsome spinach with crimson stems and veins and here it is, a soft, tender, tasty, pretty, hardy spinach…
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- April - November
- Height
- 30cm (12in)
- Common name
- Red-veined spinach
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Best sown direct in spring or late summer, 1.5cm deep in rows 30cm apart. You can start earlier in gutters under cover from February or sow indoors in autumn for picking through winter. Thin to 30cm for mature plants or 15cm for baby leaves.
Care Tips
Spinach is best grown in a fertile, moisture-retentive soil improved with well-rotted organic matter such as garden compost. Leaves can develop a bitter taste if grown in soil that lacks nutrients. Keep plants well-watered during hot, dry weather.
Flowering Time
April - November
