Orach – Red

Description

Sow May onwards. Salad/cooked green, best picked when small, will self seed. Orach makes for a succulent but tender babyleaf or more mature leaves are used as a warm weather spinach substitute, their mild flavour making them perfect for a multitude of uses

Sow direct. Sow into a well prepared seedbed. Sow thinly 12mm deep in a trench, cover with soil and water. Cover with netting to prevent bird attack. Germination takes 7-10 days. For babyleaf successional sow every 2-3 weeks for continuous supply. Babyleaf can be grown on a kitchen windowsill year round. For mature plants sow Apr-Sep directly or Oct-Dec under glass with 30cm spacing. Harvest by cutting whole plant as a young seedling or picking individual leaves as the plant matures. Cut and come again variety. Best salad quality comes from the first 45cm of growth, older leaves can be cooked. Will self-seed freely.