Growing Spinach, also English spinach

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13 May 12 anne pestidge (Australia - temperate climate)
What is the difference between spinach & silverbeet I would like to know Thank you Anne
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16 Oct 12 Glenda (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
silver beet is actually Swiss Chard - we jut call it silver beet in Australia. There are various varieties and it grows with a long leaf and thick stem in a high clump for each plant. Spinach is a quite different species, it grows flatish to the ground, has a thin green stem and smooth leaves that are even long oval or an arrowhead shape, usually called English spinach. Silver beet will grow year round - spinach is a winter plant and doesn't like the heat. hope this helps
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