Seed Savers America Spinach

This high-quality, heat- and drought-tolerant spinach is well-suited for spring sowing in long-day areas. Growing 8" tall with thick, deep-green, savoyed leaves, the acclaimed variety is slow to bolt. 

A 1952 All-America Selections winner, it was developed by the Dutch seedhouse Sluis & Groot. It is a long-standing, compact Bloomsdale type and can be frozen, canned, or used fresh.

• Conventional

This variety works for:

• Fresh eating
• Sautéing
• Baking
• Canning
• Freezing

Spinach is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. To get the most benefit from it, eat the leaves raw or just slightly cooked.

You can use spinach as the leaves in a salad paired with berries, nuts, bacon, or fresh cheeses. You can combine cooked spinach with curries, Middle Eastern spices, and cream sauces.

Instructions - Spinach grows best in cool weather and should be planted in early spring or late summer to produce a fall crop. For best yields, harvest continually and make successive plantings every ten days.

• Direct Seed: 1" Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Thin: 6-8" Apart