Light
Full sun to light partial shade. Some afternoon shade helps keep leaf crops cooler during hot spells.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Olympia F1 Spinach
Spinacia oleracea · Olympia F1 Spinach
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Olympia spinach has rounded smooth dark green leaves held upright.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist for tender leaves and steady growth.
Soil & drainage
Fertile, compost-enriched, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Direct sow in cool spring or late summer; thin plants rather than letting them compete for moisture.
Harvest
Pick baby leaves or outer mature leaves while leaving the growing centre.
Through the seasons
Long hot days cause bolting. Choose cool-season sowings rather than trying to reverse flowering with more water.
When your plant needs help
- Pick promptly during warmer sowings before bolting, or grow a cool-season baby-leaf crop.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.