{"id":2669,"date":"2023-03-29T23:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2023-06-19T07:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:39:15","slug":"how-to-harvest-strawberry-spinach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/how-to-harvest-strawberry-spinach\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Harvest Strawberry Spinach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you\u2019ve planted your strawberry spinach<\/a>, you\u2019ve grown it to maturity – and now what? If you\u2019re looking to find out how to harvest strawberry spinach, we\u2019ve got you covered!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got all the growing and harvesting tips you need – from when to harvest, what to harvest, and how to harvest this fascinating plant.<\/p>\n

How To Harvest Strawberry Spinach<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Luckily for us, most plants let us know when they are ripe and ready for harvesting, and strawberry spinach is no exception.<\/p>\n

You can harvest the leaves at any time – picking them when they are young and fresh is always a good idea, as you would with spinach.<\/p>\n

Do remember that it is not advised that you eat large quantities of these leaves raw, as they contain saponins and oxalates that can cause irritation.<\/p>\n

Harvesting the berries is also fairly self-explanatory – wait until the berries have a good, deep colour.<\/p>\n

Harvesting the berries before they are ripe will give you a fairly uninteresting, insipid flavour – not what you want for your interesting plant growing journey!<\/p>\n

You will need to wait until the growing season is well underway before you harvest the leaves; picking them too early can cause growth to become stunted.<\/p>\n

However, you don\u2019t want to leave it too long or the leaves can get hard and woody, and need a lot more cooking time.<\/p>\n

The berries will be ready to harvest right at the end of the growing season – they are actually the result of the plant bolting.<\/p>\n

This one can self seed, so if you don\u2019t want it popping up everywhere the following year then you must harvest it thoroughly.<\/p>\n

This short video shows you how to harvest the new leaves of strawberry spinach:<\/p>\n