Spinach

45 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach Seeds. This early-maturing plant produces heavy yields of flavorful, glossy, dark-green spinach leaves. It is a popular spinach variety prized for its thick, glossy, dark-green, heavily crinkled leaves with rich, nutty, slightly sweet flavor. This is the finest spinach variety available. Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach is a classic, slow-bolting heirloom variety maturing in 40 to 50 days. This variety thrives in cool weather and resists summer heat better than standard types. Introduced in the 19th century, it is still widely grown today. It is sweet and tender with a rich flavor. A very slow bolting variety. The name comes from Bloomsdale, the home and farm in Delaware of David Landreth, who developed the variety. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, greenhouse production, open field production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6090. A 1908 heirloom variety from the USA.

37 days. Spinacia oleracea. (F1) Early Hybrid No 7 Spinach. This early-maturing plant produces heavy yields of very flavorful, medium-dark green spinach leaves. It is a popular spinach variety, prized for its earliness, yield, flavor, and disease resistance. It’s a solid, reliable choice for cool-season spinach growing. Usually steamed or boiled for nutritious greens and used to make an exciting salad. It can be sown twice per season in spring and fall. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: CMV, DM.

25 days. Spinacia oleracea. (F1) Edna Spinach. This early-maturing plant produces heavy yields of very flavorful dark green spinach leaves. It is a popular spinach variety, prized for its heavy yields of flavorful, dark green, smooth, elongated leaves on a semi-upright plant, primarily suited for baby-leaf production. Usually steamed or boiled for nutritious greens and used to make a beautiful salad. Suitable for both spring and fall plantings. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: DM, R.

1933 All-America Selections Winner! 43 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Giant Nobel Spinach Seeds. The plant produces extremely large and flavorful dark green spinach leaves. It is a popular spinach variety, prized for being relatively slow to bolt compared with many other spinach varieties, supporting an extended harvest window in cool weather. This is the giant spinach variety spreading 25" across. Usually steamed or boiled for nutritious greens and used to make an exciting salad. Also great for canning and freezing. Slow to bolt. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 156724. A 1926 heirloom variety from Japan.

45 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Matador Viking Spinach. The plant produces large, smooth, dark green spinach leaves. It is a popular spinach variety, prized for its ability to thrive in cool weather and handle light frosts. Suitable for spring and fall plantings. Very flavorful. Usually steamed or boiled for nutritious greens and used to make an exciting salad. Also great for canning and freezing. Used widely in Italy in pasta & risotto. Suitable for container gardening. A slow bolting variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. A 1933 heirloom variety from Italy.

60 days. Tetragonia tetragonoides. Open Pollinated. New Zealand Spinach. The plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful, distinctive arrowhead-shaped, lime-green leaves. A popular spinach variety, prized for its ability to produce continuously in hot climates. It is not true spinach, but the leaves taste similar to spinach, and some people think they taste better. It produces small, thick, tender, dark green triangular leaves. Perfect for stir-fry, spinach pies, and garlicky spinach recipes. The more you cut them, the more they will produce. This variety produces year-round, from spring to fall. Unlike regular spinach, it thrives in hot summers and tolerates drought. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Botanist Sir Joseph Banks collected it during Captain Cook’s 1768–1771 voyage and introduced it to European gardens as a warm-weather alternative to spinach. An excellent choice for home gardens.  United States Department of Agriculture, PI 597641. A 1772 heirloom from New Zealand.

37 days. Spinacia oleracea. (F1) Tyee Spinach. This early-maturing plant produces high yields of very flavorful dark green spinach leaves. It is a popular spinach variety, prized for its excellent bolt resistance (one of the slowest-bolting spinach types), good flavor, high yields, and disease resistance. Tyee is the most bolt-resistant spinach variety, allowing production much later into the summer than other varieties. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, open-field production, and commercial production. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: DM.

21 to 45 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Viroflay Spinach. This early maturing plant produces good yields of very flavorful, smooth, dark green spinach leaves. If used for baby leaves, they can be harvested in just 21 days. This variety has a low acid taste. The leaves can grow up to 10" long. Usually steamed or boiled for nutritious greens and used to make an exciting salad. Viroflay Spinach is also used to treat illness, boost brain health, and aid in digestion. This fast growing spinach can be planted in the third week of August for fall crops. Also known as Monster of Viroflay Spinach and Monstrueux de Viroflay Spinach. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 261787. An 1866 heirloom from France.