Un développement récent pour les Épinards - les tiges et feuilles nervurées d'un rouge stupéfiant contrastent superbement avec les feuilles vert foncé. D'une saveur plus sucrée, les jeunes feuilles seront parfaites crues en salades ou cuites à la vapeur.

Sow March to mid June and August to September outdoors. Sow thinly outdoors, 13mm (½in) deep in broad drills 30cm (12in) apart in soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Can also be sown in pots or containers on the patio for use as 'baby salad leaves'. Earlier and later sowings can extend the season under cloches.

Thin seedlings to 5cm (2in) apart when large enough to handle, use thinnings in salads. Harvest leaves as required, picking only a few from each plant. Keep well watered during dry weather. Sowings made in height of summer may bolt. Prefers a rich, moist well drained soil in full sun.