Best Sowing Season: October - February
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Pack Size: Approx. 200 seeds per pack.
Grow Lahori Palak (Cut Leaved), a traditional fast-growing leafy vegetable known for its tender, deeply cut green leaves, rich flavour and excellent cooking quality.
This productive winter variety is ideal for repeated harvesting and is especially suitable for fresh home-grown leafy greens during the cool season.
Perfect for kitchen gardens, raised beds, pots and grow bags.
Excellent for cooked spinach dishes, curries, soups, stir-fries, mixed greens and everyday home cooking.
Germination Time: 5–10 days
Suitable Temperature: 10°C–25°C
Best Sowing Season: October - February
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Lahori Palak belongs to the leafy spinach group and is grown primarily for its tender edible foliage.
This traditional type is known for:
Its distinctive cut-leaved form gives it a different appearance from broad-leaf spinach types.
Exact leaf shape, plant size, maturity and yield may vary according to seed strain, temperature, sunlight, soil fertility and crop management.
Lahori Palak is especially suitable for:
Young leaves provide:
Larger mature leaves are particularly suitable for cooked dishes.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
Suitable for growing a compact group of Lahori Palak plants.
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
Provides additional growing area and improved moisture stability.
G-24 Grow Bag – 24 × 12 inch 🔗
Highly recommended for Lahori Palak.
Its broad surface area allows multiple plants to be grown together and works like a compact raised bed.
For regular home production:
G-24 is an excellent choice because leafy vegetables benefit more from growing surface area than excessive soil depth.
Use fertile, loose and well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
A practical GREEN GARDENS mix can be:
50% Bhalu Mitti (Sandy Soil) + 50% Vermicompost 🔗
Lahori Palak prefers:
An approximate soil pH of:
6.0–7.5
is suitable.
Avoid permanently waterlogged soil.
Prepare the growing area thoroughly before sowing.
Remove:
Mix GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost thoroughly into the soil.
Prepare a fine and level seedbed for more uniform germination.
Lahori Palak is best grown by:
Direct sowing
Sow seeds approximately:
1–1.5 cm deep
The current GREEN GARDENS listing recommends sowing approximately ½ inch deep.
Cover lightly with fine soil.
Water gently immediately after sowing.
Avoid burying seeds too deeply.
Seeds generally germinate within:
5–10 days
under suitable conditions.
Maintain approximately:
10°C–25°C
for healthy cool-season establishment.
Keep the growing medium consistently moist during germination.
Avoid waterlogging.
After germination, provide:
Avoid allowing young seedlings to dry severely.
Healthy seedlings develop rapidly under cool growing conditions.
If seedlings germinate too closely together, thin them carefully.
For mature leafy plants, maintain approximately:
8–12 cm between plants
For younger leaf harvesting, plants may be kept somewhat closer together.
Proper thinning encourages:
Provide approximately:
4–6 hours of sunlight daily.
The current GREEN GARDENS listing recommends full sun to partial shade with approximately 4–6 hours daily sunlight.
Good winter sunlight encourages:
Light partial shade can be useful if temperatures begin rising.
Keep soil:
Consistently moist but not waterlogged.
Water regularly during:
Avoid:
Consistent moisture helps produce tender leaves.
Before sowing, enrich the soil with:
Lahori Palak is grown mainly for foliage and performs best in fertile soil.
Additional Vermicompost may be applied lightly around established plants where required.
Balanced fertility encourages:
Avoid excessive fertilizer application.
Keep the growing area free from weeds, especially during early growth.
Weeds compete for:
Remove weeds carefully to avoid disturbing shallow roots.
Avoid excessive overcrowding.
Good airflow helps maintain healthy foliage and reduces conditions favourable for fungal problems.
Proper spacing is especially important in:
Inspect plants regularly for:
Check both upper and lower leaf surfaces.
Young tender foliage should be inspected frequently.
Possible problems may include:
Maintain:
Avoid keeping foliage continuously wet during cool and humid weather.
Under favourable growing conditions, young leaves may begin reaching harvestable size approximately:
25–30 days after sowing
which matches the current GREEN GARDENS product guidance.
Actual harvest timing depends on:
For repeated harvesting:
Cut the larger outer leaves first
while leaving the central growing point intact.
Use:
Avoid damaging the centre of the plant.
Lahori Palak is particularly suitable for repeated cutting.
For continued production:
Proper harvesting encourages fresh regrowth.
Plants may also be harvested completely when the desired size is reached.
Cut near soil level or gently lift the entire plant.
Whole-plant harvesting is useful when a complete batch is required at one time.
As temperatures rise, plants may begin producing:
Once heavy flowering begins, leaf quality generally declines.
For best eating quality:
Harvest regularly before flowering starts.
For continuous winter production, sow:
Small batches every 2–3 weeks
during suitable weather.
This allows plants to mature at different times and provides a longer harvesting period.
For productive Lahori Palak:
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
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