Spinach varieties

What spinach varieties do people recommend? It's one of my favourite veggies but it never seems to grow as well in my garden as I would like. I have to sow it pretty early as it starts to get hot here from about the end of May. I tried a winter variety last year with zero germination results - both outdoors and indoors. Any suggestions?

 

You could try perpetual spinach (spinach beet) or Swiss chard, both of which are easier that true spinach.

If you stick with true spinach, try sowing it a semi-shaded part of the garden.

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Thanks Alex, I might give the spinach beet a try. The problem is, there isn't much shade in our garden as it's south facing. I sowed ruby chard last autumn which has been producing all through the winter, and has just surfaced from under a thick layer of snow, but no sign of the spinach, which I sowed at the same time.

 

I'm trying "Emelia" this year, my first attempt at growing spinach so watch this space!