Spinach , Rubino Red Vein (Baby Leaf)

Spinacia oleracea, Cut & Come again, Good, sweet-tasting hybrid summer spinach which can be (and is best) eaten as baby leaves. You see something like it in all the supermarket salad packets, with a unique, surprisingly pretty spinach with vibrant red stalks & veins which contrast nicely against the deep green of the oriental-style rounded leaves, adding interest to your mix of salad greens. Excellent rich sweet flavour & fast-growing, used as cut-and-come-again, Height to 12 inches, planting early spring onwards in patio pot or garden. Eaten fresh or cooked leaves as spinach - steamed, Seed Count Approx - 250 avg

 SOWING - Sow seeds under protection up to the end Mar - Then from April onwards sow outdoors until Autumn & back under cover for winter. Trim leaves by plucking (don’t pull out the whole plant) at about 3 to 4 wks, Germination 7 to 10 days, full size in 40 days Annually.