Organic seeds for the vivid red leafy green loved across Bengal and South Asia — fast, easy and beautiful. Lush crimson leaves cooked as a tender, nutritious shak, ready to harvest in just a few short weeks.
The Story
Red spinach — লালশাক (lal shak) — is a much-loved leafy green of Bengali and South Asian kitchens. A type of amaranth rather than a true spinach, it is treasured both for its striking ruby-red leaves and for being one of the quickest, most generous greens you can grow.
Lightly stir-fried with garlic and a little oil, or simmered into a soft, savoury shak, the leaves and tender stems make a simple, deeply satisfying everyday dish. The colour alone earns it a place in the garden — a sweep of glowing crimson among the green.
Best of all, it could not be easier. Sow, water, and within a few short weeks you are harvesting handfuls of vivid leaves, with more regrowing behind them. From microgreens to mature shak, this is a true cut-and-come-again favourite.
Choose Your Pack Size
Perfect for a pot, a small bed, or trying this beautiful green for the first time.
A great family supply for regular, staggered sowings of fresh shak.
Plenty for frequent cut-and-come-again harvests all season long.
Best value for big beds, microgreens and market growers.
Please select your preferred pack size from the options at the top of this listing before checking out.
Grow It Your Way
Ready in ~10–14 days
Sow thickly in trays and snip the vivid red shoots young. A jewel-bright, mild garnish for salads, bowls and plates.
Ready in ~3–4 weeks
Harvest tender young leaves for fresh salads or a quick sauté. Cut and the plant keeps coming back for more.
Ready in ~6–8 weeks
Let plants grow on for full leaves and tender stems — the classic lal shak, cooked simply with garlic like spinach.
Grower's Profile
When to Sow in Australia
Red spinach is a warm-season leafy green that loves heat and sun, and grows fast. Sow once the soil is warm and all frost has passed, and sow a little every few weeks for a steady supply. Use your local climate zone below as a guide.
| Climate Zone | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Darwin, Cairns |
· | · | S | S | G | H | H | S | G | H | · | · |
| Subtropical Brisbane, N. NSW |
H | H | H | H | · | · | · | S | S | G | H | H |
| Temperate Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, ACT |
H | H | H | G | · | · | · | · | S | S | G | H |
| Arid / Semi-arid Alice Springs, Mildura, WA inland |
H | H | H | · | · | · | · | S | S | G | H | H |
| Cool / Mountain Tasmania, Highlands |
H | H | G | · | · | · | · | · | · | S | G | H |
Growing Guide
The seeds are tiny, so sow them shallowly (about 5 mm) into warm, moist soil and barely cover. Scatter thinly for leaves, or densely in trays for microgreens. Seedlings appear in 5–10 days.
For full plants, thin seedlings to about 15–25 cm apart. For cut-leaf and baby-leaf harvests, you can leave them growing more closely together.
Red spinach loves full sun and warmth. Keep the soil evenly moist for lush, tender leaves — it grows quickly and needs little fuss beyond regular watering.
Pick outer leaves, or cut young plants a few centimetres above the base, and they will regrow for repeat harvests. Always harvest while leaves are young and tender.
For a steady supply, sow a small patch every 2–3 weeks through the warm season. Fresh, vivid leaves will then be ready almost continuously.
Healthy Plants
Pale, squiggly tunnels inside the leaves. Pick off and bin affected leaves promptly, and protect plants with fine netting where the problem is common.
Chewed leaves and ragged holes. Inspect regularly, hand-pick where practical, and use an organic caterpillar control if numbers build up.
Soft clusters on tender new growth. Hose them off, encourage ladybirds, or treat with a mild organic soap spray, checking leaf undersides.
They love soft young seedlings, especially in damp weather. Protect emerging plants with barriers or organic pellets and clear nearby hiding spots.
Seedlings collapse at the base in cold, wet, airless conditions. Sow into warm fresh mix, avoid overwatering, and give seedlings good light and airflow.
Brown or dark spots on leaves in humid, crowded conditions. Improve airflow with good spacing, water at the base, and remove affected leaves.
At a Glance
| Botanical & Culinary Profile | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Red Spinach, Lal Shak (লালশাক), Red Amaranth, Chinese Spinach |
| Botanical Name | Amaranthus tricolor (syn. gangeticus) |
| Type | Organic, open-pollinated heirloom — warm-season leafy green |
| Pack Sizes | Available in 100, 300, 500 or 1000 seeds — select above |
| Leaf Colour | Vivid red to deep crimson, often with green at the base |
| Plant Height | Approx. 30–60 cm if grown on to maturity |
| Sow Depth | About 5 mm, direct sown (barely covered) |
| Germination | 5–10 days in warm soil |
| Spacing | 15–25 cm apart (or denser for cut leaf & microgreens) |
| Harvest | Microgreens ~10–14 days; baby leaf ~3–4 weeks; mature ~6–8 weeks |
| Position | Full sun, warm, moist, free-draining soil |
| Uses | Cooked as shak / saag, stir-fries, soups, salads and microgreen garnish |
| Origin | OZ grown & hand-packed in Australia by Eternity Essential Store |
In the Kitchen
Cook it like spinach. Wash well, then stir-fry the leaves and tender young stems quickly with garlic and a little oil, or simmer into a soft shak. The leaves wilt down a lot, so use a generous handful.
Keep it tender. Harvest young for the best flavour and texture, and add the leaves towards the end of cooking so they keep their colour and freshness.
Naturally nourishing. Like other amaranth greens, red spinach is traditionally valued as a wholesome, nutritious leafy vegetable — a colourful, everyday addition to the table.
Postage & Delivery
Fast dispatch in protective, moisture-resistant packaging straight to your letterbox. Combined postage on multiple seed packets — buy more and save.
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From microgreens to mature shak, red spinach gives you fast, beautiful, nutritious harvests with almost no effort. Choose your pack size above and start sowing your own lal shak.
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