When to plant english spinach in Melbourne
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to late JulMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Melbourne. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
English spinach is a fast cool-season green for autumn and winter in Adelaide. It bolts quickly in warm weather and lengthening days, so sow from late summer to early winter. For summer greens, grow silverbeet or warrigal greens instead.