Akarenso Spinach Seeds - (Asian Greens)

Open Pollinate, Retains its color When cooked - Plant late spring to early summer.

Baby-leaf spinach with deeply lobed, dark green leaves and red petioles and veins. Resembles arugula or Italian dandelion.

Red purple selection, very pretty and mild. Prized for sushi rolls & vegetable delicacies
Product Details
This spinach variety is truly one of Japan's best selections for salad innovations. The leaves are pointed with a slight serration, typical Japanese characteristics, but it is the attractive red-purple stems and leaf veins that make it interesting. This soft-textured spinach is light with tannins, and has a very mild flavor that is excellent in salads. When cooked the spinach retains its color. Plant late spring to early summer.

 Sow densely for upright growth and ease of harvest. Cold tolerant for winter tunnel production, where it maintains baby size while putting on dense growth. Single harvest in spring and summer due to bolting pressure, and potential for cut-and-come-again harvest in fall and winter.

Maturity: Approx. 50 days

Prepare fertile, well-drained soil. Sow seeds in late spring after last frost or late summer/early fall (mulch plants heavily for early spring crop). Keep soil consistently moist. Dry soil, long days and warm temperatures encourage bolting. Sow seeds every 1-2 weeks for continuous harvest. Rich in vitamins A, B2 and minerals such as iron and calcium. Use in stir-fry, puree and in soup. Excellent for ohitashi.