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Sds/g: 50-70                         Feed Requirements: Low                                   Usual Seed Life:2-4 years

Cultural Notes:

• A hardy vegetable that supplies essential greens through those lean winter months.
• Many prefer English spinach in taste but silverbeet is a lot easier to grow and has a longer harvest period. We like the leaf and stems in pies or steamed with fennel seed and a dash of rice vinegar.
• Silverbeet does not need very fertile soil but produces a lot better with sweeter leaves if given a moderate amount of compost and fertiliser. Sow seed 2cm deep in rows 50-60cm apart. Thin to 50-60cm apart. Eat thinnings once they reach a reasonable size.
• To encourage plant health and growth pull off the older, outer leaves to encourage new growth.

Problems:

• Slugs and snail can reap havoc with seedlings, but once silverbeet has reached a reasonable size not much troubles it at all.

Harvest:

• Harvest outer leaves as needed.