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Spinach Matador produces tender, rounded leaves suited to quick baby-spinach harvests.
Grow it successfully: Read the Matador true-spinach Grow Guide.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: Cool-season annual leafy vegetable.
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Scientific Name: Spinacia oleracea ‘Matador’.
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General Sowing Time: Cool months; autumn to early spring in most South African regions.
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Position: Full sun in cool weather; morning sun with light afternoon shade as temperatures rise.
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Seed Form: Raw seed; this is not proof that a particular lot is untreated.
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Pretreatment: None. Sow dry, current seed.
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Sow Depth / Light: Cover 10 mm; light is not required before emergence.
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Germination: 7–14 days; aim for 13–20°C soil. Emergence declines near or above 27°C.
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Spacing: 7 cm for baby or medium leaves; thin selected plants to 10–15 cm for larger mature rosettes; rows 30 cm apart.
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Growth Form: Low leafy rosette; no support or pinching.
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Days to Harvest: Packet-listed baby leaf in 35–40 days; allow longer for mature leaves.
Why Grow This Variety
- Rounded, soft leaves give baby spinach a tender texture.
- The leaves are described as packed with flavour.
- The leaves work well both fresh and gently sauteed.
Garden Uses
Harvest the leaves for baby-spinach dishes, fresh salads, smoothies or gentle sautes.
Growing Notes
- Direct sow 10 mm deep in fine, fertile, free-draining soil and keep the seed zone evenly moist.
- Thin to 7 cm for baby or medium leaves, or 10–15 cm for larger rosettes, with 30 cm between rows.
- Sow a short row every 10–14 days while the soil remains cool enough.
- Harvest baby leaves from the listed 35–40 days and harvest the crop promptly when a central flower stalk starts to rise.
- Do not eat seed; follow any treatment warning on the purchased packet or lot label.
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