Rainbow Spinach
The ‘Slab of Seed’ is our original invention, handmade from a special blend of organically enriched super-soil and infused with the finest Heirloom seed sourced from expert farmers from around the world. The slab itself will hold water 3x longer than the soil it is planted in, is easy to space and plant and the added soil pro-biotics improve the growth of the plant and the taste of the harvest. This Slab of Seed will grow you 3 delicious heirloom* spinach varieties: Canary Yellow – Magenta Pink – Rhubarb Red (*Heirloom seed is the purest & oldest seed on earth – read below why I chose these delicious varieties)
- SPROUTS IN: 8 – 10 days
- HARVEST IN: 8 – 12 weeks
- PICK FOR: 12+ weeks
- GROWS ‘SOW’ MUCH: 12 block slab – 1 block yields = 4kg+ spinach
HOW TO GROW
HOW TO GROW
WHEN TO SOW?
WHEN TO SOW?
WHY I LOVE THESE HEIRLOOMS
WHY I LOVE THESE HEIRLOOMS
RAINBOW SPINACH - Canary Yellow - Magenta Pink - Rhubarb Red are the 3 varieties found in this slab but they are all from the same species. Although South Africans call them 'spinach' (Spinacia oleracea) they are actually 'swiss chard' (Beta vulgaris). Swiss Chard originates from a wild version of beetroot that naturally grew in the Mediterranean. The Greek philosopher, Aristotle wrote about chard in the fourth century B.C. The original variety has been traced back to the largest Mediterranean island, Sicily not Switzerland as you might think. The name 'Swiss' comes from the Swiss botanist Koch who determined the scientific name of this plant in the 19th century. Rainbow Swiss chard is distinguished by its bouquet of wrinkled, slightly savoyed rich green leaves and bright colored stems. The leaves grow upright and tall from a dense rosette of ribbed stems. It has subtle earthy flavors along with slight notes of tang, due to its betalain pigment content.
TASTING NOTE: Earthy & salty
