Herb: Spinach, Matador (organic)
Matador Spinach seeds (Spinacia oleracea). Organic herb seeds from Tamar Organics.
Matador is an all-year-round variety with dark green leaves. It can be sown in succession from March onwards for for fresh spinach leaves throughout the season. Matador is slow to bolt but will go to seed quicker in the hot summer months. It is also suitable for baby-leaf production.
The taste of true spinach and the freshness of it when picked from your own garden is hard to beat. The leaves are soft and green, and packed full of goodness – containing vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and iron.
Spinach needs a rich soil which holds moisture. This is important to stop it running straight to seed.
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Grow in the miscellaneous section of your rotation.
Some varieties can be sown as early as January in modules under cover. But generally, we recommend sowing from March to May and again from August to September in shallow drills, 2cm deep, and in rows 30cm apart.
Thin as required to at least 15cm apart, then sow in succession every month for a good supply.
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Harvest individual leaves when they are big enough and the whole plant before it goes to seed.
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500 seeds
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Tamar Organics are on a mission to encourage people to grow at least some of their own food and to do it organically.
Organic growing helps to protect the environment, improves soil and encourages biodiversity. Using organic seeds means that you are supporting organic farmers and acres and acres of land under organic management.
Tamar Organics started as a small organic market garden in 1994. They have been registered as producers with the soil association since that time. They added their processor license in 2000 when they became one of the first UK companies to offer organic seeds.
They are inspected every year by the Soil Association, and the plant health seed inspectorate. They participate in the GMO audit. They do not support the development of genetically modified seeds and none of Their seeds are GMs.