{"product_id":"spinach-matador-seeds-organic","title":"Spinach - Matador seeds (Organic)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpinach Matador (Organic)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Cross Certified Organic seed (SXC cert 26065)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpinacia oleracea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatador is a true spinach with large, smooth, deep green leaves of the thick and tender kind, and it holds in the bed longer than most before running to seed. A dependable cool season workhorse, equally good picked baby for salads or grown on for the pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSowing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow seeds direct about 10 to 15mm deep, as spinach dislikes transplanting. Germination takes 7 to 14 days and is best in cool soil, so avoid sowing into summer heat. Thin seedlings to 10 to 15cm apart in rows 30cm apart, and eat the thinnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to Sow - Australian Climate Zones\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool \u0026amp; Mountain:\u003c\/strong\u003e September to March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemperate:\u003c\/strong\u003e February to August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e March to August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e April to July (cooler, drier months)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArid \u0026amp; Semi-arid:\u003c\/strong\u003e February to April and August to October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in rich soil kept evenly moist. Spinach is a fast leaf crop, so feed it well and never let the bed dry out, since heat and dry ground together are what send it to seed. Sow a short row every three weeks through the cool months rather than one big planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHarvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick baby leaves from about 5 to 6 weeks, or take the outer leaves of grown plants from about 7 to 8 weeks, leaving the centre to keep producing. Harvest before any flower stem appears, as the leaves turn bitter once it bolts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Happy Valley Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709285593400,"sku":"ORVA078","price":3.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/5416\/2522\/files\/ORG-V-055_spinach-matador.jpg?v=1785320074","url":"https:\/\/www.happyvalleyseeds.com.au\/products\/spinach-matador-seeds-organic","provider":"Happy Valley Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}