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Spinacio Merlo Nero. Bright green crinkled leaves. Big plant. Excellent taste. Like all spinach it does well only in cool weather, so plant in spring and fall. A late fall crop will normally winter over without protection for an early spring crop. 40-45 days.
Planting and Harvesting Tips:
Spinach, Tetragonia. Late variety. Vigorous creeping plant. Harvest single leaves at a time.
Spinacio Hector Ibrido F.1. Mid-Early. Open pollinated hybrid with semi erect bunches. Smooth leafed variety with intense green color and rounded leaves. "High yielding variety showing resistance to bolting and a tolerance to mildew. Round edged, smooth leaves suitable for ‘cut and come again’ baby leaves or left to mature.
Spinacio Matador. Mid-Early. Compact plant with vigorous growing habit. Rounded leaves with slight blistering.
Spinacio Andhalu is a mid-early variety with rounded blistered consistent leaves. Good resistance to summer heat and quite slow to bolt.
Spinacio Early 7 Ibrido F. 1 is a mid-early open pollinated hybrid. This is an early variety with blistered, dark green blistered leaves, vigorous growth, good production, and excellent flavour.Seed germinates above 5 degrees so either direct sow or grow seedlings and plant out in Autumn through to spring.
Spinach, Spinacio Emilia HY F.1 Baby Leaf Early, semi erect bunches. Smooth leafed variety with intense green colorations and rounded leaves. Resistant to downy mildew races 1-10, slow to bolt. Fast growing, for baby leaf or mature plants. the name is pretty self explanatory - an excellent variety for eating raw and so easy to grow.
Spinacio Gigante D' Inverno. Early, compact and vigorous growth. Erect lance shaped leaves which are ample, light green, consistent and slightly blistered. Recommended for Autumn-Winter harvest.
Spinacio Viroflay is an early, good-sized, semi-upright plant. Annual. This is a fabulous Spinach. Grows to 18-24" tall. Low in oxalic acid so leaves are sweet and stay sweet as the plant matures. Will not bolt when temps reach 75. Consistent green, slightly blistered rounded leaves. Delicious.
Spinacio Viking is a mid-early variety. It has semi erect bunches, and is a smooth leafed variety with intense green colorations and rounded leaves.
