Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum - Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium foliosum
Leafy Goosefoot, Strawberry Blite
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The Red Strawberry Spinach, or leafy goosefoot, in Latin Chenopodium foliosum or Blitum virgatum, is an original, decorative, and edible annual plant. It has triangular dentate leaves and produces red fruits that resemble raspberries. These are bright red clusters assembled in groups of 3 to 5 in the axils of the leaves. They are harvested from August to October. Its young leaves can be consumed raw or cooked, similar to spinach. The fruits, which are also edible, have a flavour similar to red beets. However, caution should be taken not to consume too large quantities of leaves and fruits, as they contain a high amount of saponin and oxalic acid.
The Red Strawberry Spinach forms a 30 to 60-cm bush in one season. You can sow this unique plant for the first time from March to May to enjoy its leaves and fruits from spring to autumn. Afterwards, the Red Strawberry Spinach will self-seed very spontaneously if you forget some berries on the branches. It is not demanding and can also be grown in pots on the balcony.
It is an original and tasty vegetable herb that can be prepared in a thousand ways: the leaves can be consumed raw in spring salads, in mixed greens, in Japanese fritters, quickly cooked in a wok, or even in a savoury tart with small pieces of goat cheese or salmon. The fruits enhance sweet salads.
The Red Strawberry Spinach is native to Eurasia. It is easy to grow and adapt to all types of soil as long as it is not too dry and is allowed to grow in the sun. It can be cultivated in pots on a balcony or terrace. Spinach appreciates consistent, moist, rich soils, especially nitrogen and potassium.
Harvest: Harvest the young leaves as needed. The same goes for the fruits.
Storage: The leaves do not keep well in the refrigerator as they tend to become soft. It is best to consume them soon after harvest. However, you can freeze them after blanching them for 3 minutes in salted boiling water. As for the fruits, you can let them dry in a dry and ventilated place. They can enhance a fruit salad or release their fragrance in potpourri.
Gardener's tip: The Red Strawberry Spinach thrives among rows of chicory and lettuce, which reciprocate the favour.
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Botanical data
Chenopodium
foliosum
Amaranthaceae
Leafy Goosefoot, Strawberry Blite
Morocarpus foliosus, Blitum virgatum
West Asia
Annual
Planting and care
Sowing from March to May, both in open ground and pots.
Strawberry spinach germination occurs at around 16°C. The seedlings usually emerge in 2 to 5 weeks. Sowing is done in open ground (one to two months earlier under a Nantes tunnel for early varieties) in full sun.
Make furrows 25 to 30 cm apart on well-prepared soil, with one to two centimetres depth. Sow in rows, spacing the seeds 2 cm apart. After emergence, thin out, leaving one plant every 10/15 cm.
Cultivation: Strawberry spinach is a demanding vegetable, especially regarding nitrogen and potassium. It requires soil rich in well-decomposed compost. It is advisable to apply mature compost (about 3 kg per m2), by digging to a depth of 5 cm, preferably in autumn, after loosening the soil as is done for all vegetable crops. Nitrogen fertilisers such as blood, fish, and bone are often beneficial.
Regarding companion planting, strawberry spinach is a good neighbour that does not harm any other vegetable. Its association with cauliflower, cabbage, potato, and radish is even considered beneficial, as it enhances their yields.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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