Strawberry Spinach

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Strawberry Spinach outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 25 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Sainfoin
  

  SainfoinGreat pair

  • ❧Sainfoin attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners that attack Strawberry Spinach
  • ❧Sainfoin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Strawberry Spinach feeds on
  • ❧Sainfoin roots deep while Strawberry Spinach feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Bird's-foot Trefoil
  

  Bird's-foot TrefoilGood pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners that attack Strawberry Spinach
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Strawberry Spinach feeds on
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  Baby's Breath
  Good pair

  • ❧Baby's Breath attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids that attack Strawberry Spinach
  • ❧Baby's Breath roots deep while Strawberry Spinach feeds near the surface — no competition

How to grow Strawberry Spinach

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space25 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average