Perpetual spinach

[bubblewrap]

I have noticed that spinach (perpetual) is the one crop that always seems to be pest free.
No green/black fly, snails,slugs,cabbage whites & my crop has not been attacked by birds.
This means I will be like Popeye before too long.

[pjh75]

Is perpetual spinach the same as spinach beet?

[Demeter]

I lost a few seedlings to slimies, but they do seem to leave the established plants alone.

yes it is the same thing as leaf beet / spinach beet / spinach chard / beta vulgaris / the plant of many names... Easy to grow and very nice, one of the few salad leaves I've had success with this year!

[pmc]

The deer love it! They have stripped my plants a couple of times this year but it just keeps growing back.

[Noodles]

I've found the same thing! The lettuce on either side has been chomped to bits but nothing has touched the spinach!

[Cutecumber]

My leaf/spinach beet is quite popular amongst the garden wildlife, unfortunately.

It gets blackfly, leaf miner and snail/ slug attack. Oh, and pigeons will have a go too!

Perhaps I need some lettuce as a sacrificial crop