SPINACH 
Requires soil with pH above 5.8, usually with heavy fertilizer seed spinach too thickly, producing weak, spindly plants. Six 
application. On soils with high pH, stunted, yellow plants some- plants per foot is more than enough; some of the most successful 
times indicate boron and manganese deficiency. Many growers growers leave at least 3”-4” between plants. 
Spring spinach trials at our Eastern Breeding Station. 
Variety Days Plant Type Leaf Type Season Remarks 
AITO TIC AME he ree ile et Ot 50 low-growing savoyed, thick summer See below. 
Bloomsdale Savoy, Long Standing 42 large, erect highly savoyed late spring See below. 
Bloomsdale Savoy Reselected | 4 Haltedarkcol ll 
Dark Green Bloomsdale ...._§ 0 large, erect large, savoyed early spring olds dark color well. 
GrantiNobel wae ee eee 45 vigorous, spreading _ large, smooth late spring to early fall Slow bolting; heavy 
yielding. 
Newz Caland gu ners an ets 70 large, spreading small, thick, pointed summer For repeated cutting; 
not a true spinach. 
Old Dominion : oe 42 vigorous pointed, savoyed fall, winter See below. 
Viking (Northland, Heavy Pack) 45 large, spreading smooth, large, thick spring Long standing. 
Virginia Savoy (Blight Resistant) 39 vigorous thick, savoyed fall, winter See below. 
AMERICA, A new variety outstanding for its 
slowness to bolt in hot weather, holding better 
than any other in summer heat. The leaves 
are dark green, savoyed, and thick. The plants 
mature later than other savoyed varieties and 
the leaves lie close to the ground, making 
America less desirable than others in cool 
weather. 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY, LONG STANDING. A 
few days later than other Bloomsdales, but 
the plants hold up to two weeks longer before 
sending up seed stalks. The plants are large, 
uniform, erect and sturdy, with dark green 
leaves highly crumpled. Particularly well suited 
for late spring and early summer harvest. 
Bloomsdale Savoy, Long Standing 
America 
OLD DOMINION. An ideal variety for late 
fall harvest or for wintering over. Resistant to 
mosaic or blight and of long-standing charac- 
ter. The plants are similar to Virginia Savoy, 
but the leaves are somewhat more pointed. 
VIRGINIA SAVOY. An important, blight-resist- 
ant variety for late fall and winter harvesting 
in the lower Tri-States area and in the South. 
Loxinion fi : The plants are vigorous, but not long-standing. 
The leaves are less crumpled than other strains § 
of Savoy. . 
Old Dominion Virginia Savoy 
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