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45 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach. This early maturing plant produces heavy yields of very flavorful glossy dark green spinach leaves. This is the finest spinach variety available. It is sweet and tender with a rich flavor. A very slow bolting variety. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. A 1908 heirloom variety developed by David Landreth, Delaware, USA. Bloomsdale was the home and farm of David Landreth. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6090.
Lot No: J7527
Germination: 85%
Test Date: 11/2021
Seeds Per Pound: 48,000
Plant Height: 10 to 12” Tall
Planting Season: Spring/Fall
Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun/Partial Shade
Planting Method: Direct Sow
Spinach is a curly leaf plant and used fresh of cooked like a green. Spinach does not do well in very hot weather. It will stop producing leaves when during the hot summer days. You can have successive plantings throughout the year by planting every three weeks. Spinach seeds are usually planted directly in the garden. In the spring, plant seeds 4 to 6 weeks before last frost date. Plant in August for fall harvest. Plants grow 3 - 8" tall.
Requires fertile soil in a well drained location in the garden. Apply much and grass clippings, or straw around base of plant.
Keep soil consistently moist. Water well during dry and hot spells. Water in the morning only, on the side of the plants and not directly on the leaves.
Use RootBlast, Vegetable Alive, and Slow Release Fertilizer when transplanting outdoors. Apply Miracle Gro periodically.
You can cut outer leaves as you need them if you want the plant to produce more leaves, or you can cut the entire plant at ground level.