key growing information

How to Grow Ornamental Orach

How to grow orach: soil, heat and cold tolerance, sowing season and spacing, disease prevention and leaf harvest.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.

Orach (Mountain Spinach) - Key Growing Information

A row of orach; this plant can be pinched back to encourage production and retard bolting; delicious in salads.

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Atriplex hortensis

CULTURE:

Orach grows in any garden soil that drains well and handles both heat and cold, with the best sowing window from early spring to midsummer. Plant ¼" deep and 1–2" apart in rows 18–30" apart, thinning to 6–10".

DISEASES AND PESTS:

Rotate crops and keep things clean to prevent disease.

HARVEST:

Start picking leaves once plants are a foot tall or more; they keep producing tender new leaves.

SEED SPECS:

SEEDS/OZ.: about 7,200.

PACKET:

175 seeds per packet, enough for about 20'.

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