{"product_id":"spinach-perpetual-gator-seeds-organic","title":"Spinach - Perpetual Gator seeds (Organic)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpinach Perpetual Gator (Organic)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Cross Certified Organic seed (SXC cert 26065)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeta vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e var. \u003cem\u003ecicla\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacket: 50 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerpetual spinach is really a leaf beet rather than a true spinach, and that is the good news. It tastes very close to spinach but has the constitution of silverbeet, so it keeps cropping through warm weather instead of bolting the moment summer arrives. Gator is a heavy-yielding selection with smooth green leaves and slim stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSowing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow seeds direct about 15mm deep. The seed is a cluster, so thin the seedlings that come up together. Germination takes 7 to 14 days. Thin to 20 to 30cm apart in rows 30cm apart.\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 August to April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e February to October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e April to August (dry season)\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. Feed every few weeks for continuous leaf. If a plant does try to run to seed, cut the flower stem out and it will usually carry on producing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHarvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick outer leaves from about 8 to 10 weeks, cutting at the base and leaving the growing centre alone. Cropped that way a row keeps going for many months, well past the point where true spinach would have finished.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Happy Valley Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474602524984,"sku":"ORVA052","price":3.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/5416\/2522\/files\/spinach-perpetual-gator-seeds-organic-4762643.jpg?v=1785234734","url":"https:\/\/www.happyvalleyseeds.com.au\/products\/spinach-perpetual-gator-seeds-organic","provider":"Happy Valley Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}