[johnfh]

After having taken a good crop from these plants for a year I see they are still going strong and looking healthy.  With the new ones for 2011 just germinating do I take out last year's lot to make room?  How long does this ecellent plant continue to flourish and does it deterioarte with age?  Your experiences and advice welcome.

[JayG]

Ideally you'd keep picking the established ones for as long as you can but they are a biennual so will start running to seed sooner or later this year.

[viettaclark]

I agree they are a wonderful crop! Just harvested another pile but they ARE producing the thick centre stalks that are flowers.
I thought I'd leave them in and keep cutting to see what happens but I shall sow some more ready.

[Munchkin]

I agree they are a wonderful crop! Just harvested another pile but they ARE producing the thick centre stalks that are flowers.
I thought I'd leave them in and keep cutting to see what happens but I shall sow some more ready.

Mine are about 5 months old planted from seed and are producing the yellow flower now. It's my first time growing them and I planted too close together. I have eaten some baby leaves and they taste nothing like store bought spinach.... nice but not nutty.

[Robster]

Mine from last year are still going strong and I have had two cuts this year.  I anticipate them coming out in a month or so to make way for brassica plants going in.  My sowing this year is in the cold frame and about 2 inches tall.  So I won't have too long without this useful crop.  So I reckon you can get at least 12 months harvest, but I have not pushed it to its maximum

[dig4victory]

Mine is still growing and cropping well from a later sowing last year.  Yesterday I planted two fresh rows of perpetual spinach, regular spinach and red (rhubarb) chard.