“Monstreux de Viroflay” Giant WINTER Spinach

Tried and tested for over 200 years, this is the original variety, unchanged from the 1800’s – here’s the engraving in our copy of ‘The Vegetable Garden’ of 1885. It’s a large-leaf spinach for sowing in late summer and harvest November to Spring.,and will benefit from rich soil as it grows really big so needs plenty of fertility.

This is Winter Spinach, a cool-weather plant.. You sow it at the end of summer, for use over winter. Don’t try to sow winter spinach in Spring, as it would bolt (go to flower) as soon as the weather warms up. But sowing this at the end of summer should give you large amounts of tender spinach over winter.