Spinacia oleracea Matador – robust and versatile spinach

Spinacia oleracea 'Matador' is a high-quality spinach variety known for its firm, dark green leaves and excellent growth vigor. Matador is ideal for both commercial cultivation and home gardens, as this variety reliably produces high yields, is suitable for both early and late cultivation, and offers a long harvest window. With its robust leaf structure and tasty qualities, Matador is perfect for fresh consumption, salads, smoothies, or cooking.

Characteristics of Spinacia oleracea Matador

• Leaves: large, dark green, firm and glossy; ideal for processing and fresh consumption

• Growth: strong, healthy and suitable for both open ground and greenhouse cultivation.

• Harvest period: long harvest period, suitable for multiple picking moments

• Disease resistance: good resistance to leaf diseases and fungi

• Use: fresh in salads, smoothies, stir-fries, cooking or steaming

Matador combines reliable yields with excellent leaf quality, making it an ideal choice for hobby gardeners, vegetable gardeners, and commercial spinach growers.

Benefits of Spinacia oleracea Matador

1. Robust leaf quality – dark green, sturdy and suitable for the market or home cooking

2. Long harvest window – continuous picking of multiple harvests per season possible

3. Fast and reliable growth – suitable for early cultivation and replanting in late summer

4. Versatile use – perfect for salads, smoothies, stir-fries and baby food

5. Reliable yield – uniform growth and healthy leaves

These properties make Matador both functional and culinary attractive, and ideal for various applications in the kitchen and at the market.

Sowing and cultivation

• Sowing period: early cultivation from February in the greenhouse, outdoors from March-April; suitable for repeat cultivation in the autumn

• Sowing density: 20–25 g per 100 m² for dense coverage and continuous harvest

• Soil: well-drained, fertile, neutral to slightly alkaline

• Water and nutrition: water regularly and fertilize lightly for optimal leaf growth

• Harvest: Pick the leaves as soon as they are 8–12 cm long; multiple harvests are possible.

Matador quickly develops firm, tasty leaves and is very suitable for intensive cultivation and continuous harvest management.

Application in garden, greenhouse and commercial cultivation

• Greenhouse – ideal for early and continuous harvesting

• Outdoors – suitable for open ground cultivation in spring and autumn

• Vegetable gardens – compact planting structure makes Matador perfect for home gardens

• Culinary application – suitable for salads, smoothies, stir-fries and baby food

• Combinations – can be combined with other leafy greens such as lamb's lettuce, arugula or Swiss chard for varied crops

Matador offers flexible growing options and reliable yields, making it an excellent choice for both hobby and commercial growers.