Grow guide
How to grow Merlo Nero Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
- Type
- Spinach
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–9
- Sun
- Partial
- Time to harvest
- 40–45 days
- Spacing
- 4″ apart
- Density
- 9 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Very hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Italian heirloom with intensely dark, savoyed leaves; very cold-hardy, overwinters without protection in most northern gardens.
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Grows well nearby
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