Butterflay Spinach

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20 days to baby leaf harvest 45 days to full leaf harvest Spinacea oleracea

We just love the melt-in-your-mouth deep green leaves of Butterflay Spinach, full of deep mineral succulence at any stage from baby leaf to full-size leaves. All spinach grows best in cool temperatures but Butterflay is exceptional, easily surviving uncovered in our gardens each winter.

At Fruition, we sow spinach in September for a fall harvest that will overwinter and re-grow with the sweetest, most tender leaves as soon as the snows melt. Even if you don’t fall-sow your spinach, tuck them in first thing in spring when you plant your peas to enjoy the maximum harvest before the heat of summer inspires them to bolt in June.

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Organic Butterflay Spinach

Planting Method: Direct Sow or Transplant

To Direct Sow: Early spring & early fall, sow 10 seeds/foot

For Transplanting: Early spring & late summer indoors, sow 2 seeds/cell thinned to 1. Harden off (reduce water & temp 3-7 days) before transplanting out

Seed Depth: 1/2 inch Days to Germination: 5 at 77°F (25°C); 21 at 50°F(10°C)

Sun Needs: Full/Part

Spacing (after thinning/transplanting): 2 seeds per inch for baby spinach; 5-6 inches for full size plants; rows 12 inches apart.

Days to Harvest: 20 days baby; 45 full size

Harvest: Harvest in 3-5 weeks for baby spinach; 45 days for full size.