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"David W.E. Roberts" writes:
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| My leafbeet/perpetual spinach is bolting (general neglect and abuse) - if I
| remove flower stalks etc. will it soldier on?
| i.e. is it different from 'normal' spinach and keeps growing after
| flowering?

I think that leafbeet ss Beta vulgaris, in which case it is a biennial
(not an annual like spinach), so the answer would be "No, in that
respect, it is the same."

The truly perpetual spinaches are perennials like Good King Henry.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.