Unfortunately he has been forgotten, although he was once very popular with our grandmothers - the Good Heinrich. Read how to grow this wild spinach here.
Extremely easy-care vegetable variety
Often popularly referred to as wild spinach, Good Henry has been cultivated in gardens throughout Europe as an extremely low-maintenance vegetable. So if you haven't had any real success growing spinach, go ahead and grow Good Henry.
Extension
You can sow the seeds of Good Heinrich thinly in the vegetable patch from mid-March. Tender little plants quickly develop from this, which should then be separated in a row spacing of 30 centimetres. A second sowing can also take place in autumn, so that the Good Heinrich can be harvested continuously for almost 8 to 9 months.
Care
Because Good Heinrich is a hardy vegetable, it can stay in one and the same vegetable patch for up to five years. Then it should be implemented again. Wild spinach primarily loves sandy soil, which should be well enriched with cattle manure in autumn. In spring you can also fertilize the vegetables with nitrogen again.
» By the way: There is no known pest infestation at Good Heinrich!
Harvest
You can harvest the first leaves after about 10 weeks or after a quarter of a year - depending on the weather. The good Heinrich already has an average growth height of 50 to 80 centimeters at the first harvest. Immediately after harvesting, you should process the leaves into spinach as soon as possible, because they wither extremely quickly. You can then easily freeze the vegetables as spinach.
» Tip:
Not only the young leaves are edible, but also their stems from the second year of cultivation - you should cover the plants with soil in the spring accumulate The stalks are prepared after harvesting in the same way as asparagus. Always harvest the young leaves, because older leaves produce more oxalic acid, similar to theRhubarb.