PlantsVegetables & Roots
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Cold-hardy spring and fall green
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–12 in
- Spacing
- 4–6 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Leaves Apr–Jun and Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Sow late March–early April, and again in early August.
In the design
It will not grow through a Chicago July. Don't fight it.
If you eat it
Leaves
Wash grit out of the crowns.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
