Spinach - Baby Salad

Common Name:
Baby Spinach

Description:
Baby Spinach is a fast-growing leafy green harvested at a young stage for its tender texture and mild, slightly sweet flavour. Its smooth, oval-shaped leaves are soft and delicate, making it ideal for fresh salads, smoothies, and light cooking. In Melbourne’s climate, Baby Spinach thrives in full sun to part shade, preferring cool conditions with rich, well-drained soil and consistent moisture. It performs best during autumn, winter, and spring, where it produces lush, continuous growth when regularly harvested. Frequent picking encourages fresh new leaves and helps prevent bolting in warmer weather. Compact and highly productive, it is well suited to garden beds, raised planters, and pots, making it a staple for home kitchen gardens.

Form:
*Ground Cover
*Herbaceous

Mature Size:
Height: 15–30 cm
Width: 20–30 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
Greenish

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Edible Leaves
*Herbaceous
*Annual
*Fast Growing
*Cool Season Crop
*High Yielding
*Ideal for Succession Planting
*Culinary Herb

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and animals.

Companion Plants:
Strawberries
Lettuce
Radish
Carrots
Onions