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Spinach Monstrueux de Viroflay
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Murielle, 11/12/2024
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'Monstrueux de Viroflay' Spinach is a magnificent traditional French variety that is very high-yielding. This vigorous spinach forms 60 cm clumps of large, smooth, deep green leaves. Excellent flavour. Sow from August to September and harvest from October to December.
Spinach is a tasty leaf vegetable that is native to Iran. It belongs to the Chenopodioideae family, along with beetroot and chard. It is widely grown throughout the world for its unique flavour and excellent nutritional values. Its high iron content became famous with the cartoon character Popeye, although it is actually its high folic acid content (vitamin B9) that is the most remarkable. Spinach leaves can be used in a thousand ways: raw in a spring salads, in stir-fries or in a savoury pie with small chunks of goat's cheese… Even kids won’t be able to resist it!
Spinach can be grown all year round, however each variety has its own growing period that must be respected in order to avoid premature bolting. Depending on which time of year you wish to harvest your spinach, you can either choose between spring and/or autumn varieties, winter varieties or even summer varieties. Some varieties have pungent seeds, these are best suited to spring or late autumn sowing.
Spinach gives best results in consistent, moist and fertile soils with plenty of nitrogen and potash. It enjoys the sun in the winter and mid-shade to full shade during the hotter summer months/in warmer climates.
Harvesting: Harvest the leaves as and when required. Make sure to pick the outer leaves without damaging the heart, as this will continue to grow and to put out new leaves. When the plants shows signs of bolting, harvest the whole plant by cutting it off at ground level.
Storage: Spinach tends to wilt very quickly once picked, even in the refrigerator. The leaves are best eaten fresh, as soon as possible after harvesting. They can however be blanched (3 minutes in boiling salty water) then frozen for later use.
Good to know: Did you know that spinach can be used as a green manure? Recycle your old spinach seeds by sowing them during the autumn (about 30 g/m2). The plants will absorb and store nitrogen from the soil, thus preventing it from leaching away over winter.
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Spinach germinates a temperature of around 16°C. Germination generally takes a fortnight.
Direct sow the spinach seeds (1-2 months in advance for early-maturing varieties, under a low tunnel or cold frame). Make sure to choose the right location: full sun, half-shade or full shade, depending on your climate.
To avoid premature bolting, stick to the recommended growing period on the seed packet.
Sow the seeds in furrows in firm, slightly loosened soil, 25-30 cm apart, 1-2 cm deep. Leave about 2 cm between seeds. After germination, thin out the seedlings by keeping only the strongest one every 10-15 cm.
Stagger your sowing for longer harvests of fresh, tender leaves.
Care:
Spinach is a heavy feeder, requiring well-amended soil with high quantities of nitrogen and potash. Add well-rotted compost to you seedbed in the autumn (about 3 kg per m2). Loosen the soil and rake the compost into the top 5 cm of soil. Amending with blood meal/horn meal type fertilizers is also a possibility. Spinach gives best results in neutral to slightly acidic soils (PH between 5.5 and 7).
Some varieties of spinach are prone to downy mildew, a fungal disease that can occur in mild, wet weather conditions. Avoid growing your plants too close together to enable sufficient air circulation. Bordeaux mixture can be used as a curative spray but crop rotation is the best way to prevent damage caused by downy mildew.
Spinach is a good companion plant that can be grown alongside most vegetables. Its association with cauliflower, green cabbage, potatoes and radishes is thought to increase yields.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.