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Spinach Viroflay offers deep green, sharply shaped leaves for either baby or mature-leaf harvests.
Grow it successfully: Read the Viroflay 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 ‘Viroflay’.
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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 3 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: Early semi-upright leafy rosette; no support or pinching.
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Days to Harvest: Packet-listed mature harvest in 60–65 days; pick usable baby leaves earlier.
Why Grow This Variety
- The deep green, sharp-shaped leaves give this variety a distinctive look.
- You can pick it as baby spinach or leave it for mature leaves.
- Fresh, crisp leaves suit both raw and cooked dishes.
Garden Uses
Use the leaves in salads and smoothies, or cook them by sauteing or adding them to soups.
Growing Notes
- Direct sow at this packet’s exact 3 mm depth in fine, fertile, free-draining soil; do not substitute Matador’s 10 mm depth.
- Keep the seed zone evenly moist and near 13–20°C for the listed 7–14-day germination window.
- Thin to 7 cm for baby or medium leaves, or 10–15 cm for larger rosettes, with 30 cm between rows.
- Sow every 10–14 days while cool and harvest the remaining crop 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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