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1933 All-America Selections Winner! 43 days. Spinacia oleracea. Open Pollinated. Giant Nobel Spinach. The plant produces extremely large and flavorful dark green spinach leaves. 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 variety. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A 1926 heirloom variety. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 156724.
Lot No: J7658
Germination: 85%
Test Date: 06/24
Seeds Per Pound: 48,000
Plant Height: 8 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.