Start growing
Sow in early spring or fall. Needs full sun to partial shade.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Spinach Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Spinacia oleracea
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Spinach care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Spinacia oleracea
- Common names
- Garden Spinach
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Spinacia
- Species
- S. oleracea
Growing with your kit
Spinach thrives in the Seeds In A Cup® greenhouse during early spring's chilly mornings.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Harvest in 35-50 days. Bolts immediately when days lengthen and heat rises.
Growing conditions
Nitrogen-rich cool temperate zones.
Weather & tolerances
Highly frost tolerant; very low heat tolerance.
Pests & plant health
Leaf miners and aphids.
Plant safety
Safe for consumption.
Botanical features
Annual leafy green with either smooth or crinkled (savoy) leaves.
Varieties
‘Bloomsdale Savoy’, ‘Space’, ‘Tyee’.
Garden & everyday uses
Raw in salads, leaves sautéed, or frozen. High in Iron and Vitamin A
Native range & distribution
Originates from ancient Persia (Modern Iran); global cool-weather staple.
Conservation
Secure.
Name origins
Persian ‘aspanakh’, meaning green hand.
History
Known as the ‘Persian Green’ in ancient China; spread to Europe via Moorish Spain.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to spinach.
Seed Germination Kit
Spinach Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 10.99
100 in stock
Spinacia oleracea
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THE GROWING CONVERSATION
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