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Spinacia oleracea Synonyms: Common Name(s): Spinach Family: Chenopodiaceae Growth Habit: Annual Invasiveness: Growing Days: 40 to 120 (days) Temperature:
Abs.Max=27° (C) | Opt.Max=20° (C) | Opt.Min=13° (C) | Abs.Min=2° (C) | Precipitation: 80 to 120 (cm.) Winter Minimum: -7° (C) Soil pH: 6.3 to 7.5 Soil Texture/Type: Shallow, light or med textures Soil Drainage: Well Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral Light Intensity: Bright to clear Comments: Prefers shallow soils of high fertility. Low salt tolerance. Diseases: Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Anthrachose, Rust Uses: Food - vegetable, Poison - mammals Woodiness: Herbaceous Climate: Temperate, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical Geographical Origin: Only cultivated
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