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Orach Scarlet Emperor
(10 Plug Plants)
Quick & easy to grow
Suitable for pots, containers & beds
Great for small spaces
Estimated Delivery from mid-May
£5.99
A great spinach alternative
Mild in flavour with brilliant purple leaves, orach makes a colourful alternative to spinach and will brighten up any salad bowl. These are fast growing plants that produce two-toned red/purple leaves through summer. The plants can grow tall (up to 2.5m) and are best planted in a bed or border, but will do okay in a large patio container too.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Orach Scarlet Emperor (organic*)
In the kitchen: A very versatile salad leaf – can be added to quiche, salads, stews, soups and curries. Use as a summer alternative to spinach.
There are so many plants worth growing if you're someone who loves summer salads... and they are much more exciting than just lettuce! Here are some of our top picks - all easy to grow and great for partial shade.
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I noticed that the bay tree has done some good growing and it's now shading out even more of the raised bed that runs beside it. This is no bad thing, as I'm a big fan of planting salad leaves in this part of the garden. The shade is there most of the day - the plants get the morning sun and a bit of the evening sun, but not much during the middle of the day. This is perfect for salads, as it really helps to keep the soil nice and cool, and keeps the plants leafier for longer. Those lettuces and wild rocket plants that I've planted in full sun have always, always bolted much sooner.
So, if you have a bed that is in the shade for most of the day, think about using it to grow lettuces, wild rocket, mizuna and other salad leaves this summer. You might be pleasantly surprised by how well they grow.
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You can either pick off the larger, outer leaves and leave the centre baby leaves to grow, or simply cut across the plant to about 6-8cm which will leave the centre leaves intact.
It is better to harvest and throw excess leaves in the compost pile if you're not going to eat them - once the plants reach maturity they will naturally produce flowers, and you want to keep them leafy for as long as possible.
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There are so many plants worth growing if you’re someone who loves summer salads… and they are much more exciting than just lettuce! Here are some of our top picks...
The February weather has been good and I’m having fun getting the veg patch ready for spring, using a spare hour here and there to start weeding beds, pull up...
You can get several weeks worth of leaves from cut & come again lettuces and other salad plants, like spinach, chard and wild rocket. You do need to keep harvesting...
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