Vegetables
Spinach
Grow it fast and keep the water up, or the leaves turn bitter.
Spinacia oleracea · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Spinach in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Temperate — Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Subtropical — Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Arid — Apr, Jun, Jul
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Arid — 5–6 weeks after sowing
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepDetailsSow in March-September. | Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepDetailsSow in April-September. | Apr, May, Jun, JulDetailsSow in April-July. | No sourced timing currently shown | Apr, Jun, JulDetailsSow in April. Sow in June-July. |
| Plant out | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | Climate guidanceDetailsEnglish spinach is a cool-season crop that bolts in tropical heat. In the tropics it is only worth sowing during the cool dry season, and heat-tolerant substitutes such as silverbeet, Ceylon or Brazilian spinach are the reliable year-round option. | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | 5–6 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsFrom about 5-6 weeks, once outer leaves are large enough. | 5–6 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsFrom about 5-6 weeks, once outer leaves are large enough. | 5–6 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsFrom about 5-6 weeks, once outer leaves are large enough. | No sourced timing currently shown | 5–6 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsFrom about 5-6 weeks, once outer leaves are large enough. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Spinach that isn't tied to a month.
- Grow quickly and water well to prevent bitterness.
- Plants bolt at the end of a growing season and flavour suffers.
Zone notes
- Tropical: English spinach is a cool-season crop that bolts in tropical heat. In the tropics it is only worth sowing during the cool dry season, and heat-tolerant substitutes such as silverbeet, Ceylon or Brazilian spinach are the reliable year-round option.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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