Johannesburg,
South Africa
Johannesburg,
South Africa
1. Bloomsdale
This large, spreading spinach features meaty, dark-green leaves with a rich, nutty flavor. It's slow to bolt and offers continuous harvests. Recommended for sowing in spring, with a late summer planting option for a fall crop. In mild winter areas, it can yield in early spring after a fall planting.
2. Regiment
Regiment is a fast-growing, vigorous spinach variety with dark green, slightly triangular, glistening leaves. It is bolt-resistant and can be grown from early spring through the fall. Its upright growth makes it a visually appealing choice.
3. South African Summer
This semi-savoy variety is suitable for all three seasons. With flat, slightly curled dark green leaves, it is highly resistant to bolting. The harvest period is approximately 7 weeks, making it a quick-growing spinach variety.
4. Tyee
Tyee is a hardy, disease-resistant spinach that tolerates both heat and cold. It features wrinkly, dark-green leaves that are flavorful and nutritious, making them perfect for both cooking and adding to salads.
5. Catalina
Catalina spinach is known for its smooth, mild, and nutty-flavored leaves. Itâ??s a productive and vigorous plant, ideal for baby-sized harvests perfect for fresh spinach salads. Its crunchy texture makes it a great choice for raw eating.
6. Space Spinach
Space spinach has dark green, round, spoon-shaped leaves that are meaty and flavorful. It stays clean due to the leaves being held off the ground and is ideal for both raw and cooked uses. It works well in larger containers for early spring or late fall planting.
7. Red Carnival
The Red Carnival variety features oval to slightly oblong leaves with rounded arrowhead tips. Its deep green leaves have maroon veins and beet-red stems. The flavor is mildly sweet with earthy undertones, similar to traditional spinach varieties.
8. Malabar Spinach
Malabar spinach, grown in South Africa and tropical regions, has dark green, common spinach-like leaves. It thrives in hot temperatures, even exceeding 32C, and grows well in warm climates. It tends to creep in cooler temperatures, so it's best suited to tropical or subtropical areas.