Orach – Atriplex hortensis

€2.20

Description

Orach is also known as mountain spinach or French spinach. A hardy annual plant with a slightly salty, spinach-like taste. The leaves can be cooked like spinach or eaten raw in salads. It’s an ideal spinach substitute for the summer months as it doesn’t bolt.

Sowing:

April to July in a modular tray in the greenhouse. Sow two seeds per module about 1.5cm deep and about 4 weeks later plant out into the garden.

Spacing:

Between rows: 30cm

Between plants in the row: 20cm

Approx. seed count: 40