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Spinach Seeds - Description
- Pack of Spinach Seeds
- Variety: Mikado F1
- Oriental Spinach
- Packet Size: Approx. 225 Seeds
- Winter Spinach
- For October Harvest
- Dark Green Leaves With Good Flavour
- Very Hardy & Will Stand For a Long Time
Spinach Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow: June onwards
- Harvest: October onwards
- Grows in any type of soil
- Easy to grow in pots or in raised bed
- See how to grow tab for full growing instructions
Spinach Seeds - Uses
- Excellent choice as a baby leaf veg
- Can use at home or in the restaurant
Spinach Seeds - Advantages
- Fast growing - Gourmet spinach in just 40 days or less
- Bright red stalks and veins contrast beautifully with spring green leaves
- Easy to grow
- Eating spinach everyday has endless health benefits
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing Time: Can be sown in Mid Spring & again in late Summer
- Sow little & often for a continuous supply
- Sow Location: Sow direct as transplanting can lead to bolting
- To Sow: Prepare drill 2cm deep with rows 20cm apart
- Sow seeds thinly, roughly 1cm apart
- Once seedlings emerge, thin to 10cm apart
Crop Maintenance
- Spinach requires a lot of water
- They are also hungry plants - feed regularly
- Warm weather can lead to bolting
- Feed with nitrogen based feed during season
- Weed well until established
- Keep young plants well watered until established
- Cover crops to protect against pigeons
- Protect against slugs also
Harvesting
- Ideal for a winter harvest
- Can be harvested when foliage is young
- Or mature harvesting from 12 weeks after sowing
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
