Vintage Costa Verde is an Italian perpetual spinach, technically a chard but used exactly like spinach. Smooth, tender leaves with a mild versatile flavour. Unlike true spinach, it does not bolt in warm weather and keeps producing for months.
This is the leafy green that grows through an Irish summer and autumn without complaint. Cut the outer leaves regularly and it just keeps going. Part of the Vintage 1928 range. Use it anywhere you would use spinach: pasta, risotto, quiche, soup.
ðą Growing at a glance
ðą Sowing: Marchâmid September
âïļ Light: Full sun to partial shade
ð§ Water: Regular watering for tender leaves
ðĄïļ Germination: 7â14 days
ð Height: 30â50 cm
ðŠī Spacing: 25â35 cm
âģ Harvest: From 8â10 weeks, then continuously
ðŋ Growing tips
Harvest outer leaves regularly to encourage new growth. Late summer sowings often provide autumn and winter harvests, and plants may regrow in spring after mild winters.
