Spinach Seed.

The constant wet weather has meant that the spinach has run away with itself. You’d think that it would slow down as it was so wet, but spinach likes it wet and bolts something rotten.

Here you can see a seed head.

If you wanted to keep it down you would need to cut it every week – whether you wanted to eat it or not. At least you could compost it if you didn’t want to eat it.