[Madame Cholet]

Thanks Guys for all the replies I appreciate them all.
Perpetual Spinach looks like it's the perfect crop, it's easy to grow, keeps on cropping, doesn't get bothered too much by bugs & the weather & the seed can last years.

Spot on

[NewSteve]

It's perfect for the home grower. It doesn't keep very well fresh, which is why you won't see it in the supermarkets, but that's not a problem for us because we can pick it when we plan to cook it!

[devonbarmygardener]

I love perpetual spinach and I've been picking leaves from my 6 plants since September last year and they're still going.
They look like they might start to bolt and I just chop that main stem down and leave the outer leaves to keep producing until I need that space for something new.
I plant half a dozen plants generally and that keeps me in delicious spinach for ages.
I can't grow baby leaf spinach - it never does as well so now I don't bother - I stick with perpetual and it is delicious

[smellykipper]

so it does not have to be covered over from the flying pigs and slugs and snails leave it ? cant be true 

[Madame Cholet]

Mine gets the odd small snail hole nothing to bother with though.

[gobs]

Thanks Guys for all the replies I appreciate them all.
Perpetual Spinach looks like it's the perfect crop, it's easy to grow, keeps on cropping, doesn't get bothered too much by bugs & the weather & the seed can last years.

Then let me add another point: children also eat it.

[gobs]

so it does not have to be covered over from the flying pigs and slugs and snails leave it ? cant be true 

Sorrel is also like that, both are a good spinach ( a much fussier customer) substitute.

[gobs]

one of my favourite crops 

easy to grow

keep picking and it keeps growing

freezes well

and served with a dob of melted butter mmmmmmm

Just need to add some Garlic to the butter and you have the perfect dish..mmmmmmmmm

And add grated cheese for a bake.

[fatbelly]

Hi Guys another PS question. I have sowed my PS seeds one seed to a module but 2 or 3 seedlings have appeared in each module? Do prick the weakest out? I'm confused!

[madcat]

They are composite seeds - like beetroot - several seeds in a clump.  I tend to let them grow together - but I am idle/softhearted when it comes to thinning out.   

[Jackypam]

Crumbs, so the 500 seeds are actually 1500!  Good value or what.  I can feel a trip to the GC coming on.