One of the world’s most ancient vegetables, a gift of the fertile crescent, referred to by old Chinese texts as “the herb of Persia.” Types of spinach variation involve leaf color (light to dark green), shape (oval to triangular), texture (flat to deeply savoyed), thickness, productive season, growth rate verses tendency to bolt, and oxalic acid content. John Eveland, GTF fertility magnate, says that adding calcium (as lime or gypsum) before sowing will buffer away the oxalic flavor often associated with spinach. Sure seemed to work for last year’s crop. Seeds Counts: Size 6-8: 2200/oz, 400/pkt
Size 8-10: 1000/oz, 200/pkt
Winter Bloomsdale The cold weather version of the Bloomsdale clan, selected for autumn sowing of winter spinach supplies. Deep, deep green and strongly savoyed leaves with an upright habit were the heirloom design for survival outdoors without protection in the old market ... pricing and more
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Long Standing Bloomsdale One of America’s longest standing commercial OP varieties found in wide field-scale production since 1925. That is until just lately. It has been pushed aside in seed production areas by hybrid spinach, which the seed industry finds more profitable. But... pricing and more
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