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Norfolk Spinach
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This spinach variety is very rare. It comes from a convent, the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston, ON. These sisters grew over 400 different cultivars of vegetables, fruits, and herbs. They’re offered us some treasures that have been grown for over a century. Some of their seed packages were even written using a typewriter. For more information, visit Le Potager d’Antan (in French): https://potagersdantan.com/2011/01/06/lepinard-norfolk/
Package: 130 seeds
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Spinacia oleracea
Common names : Épinard
French : Spinach
Family : Amaranthaceae, previously Chenopodiaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit : Rosette foliage
Height : 25 to 30 cm
Width : 25 cm
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity : 50 days
Sowing : Directly outside in early April, as soon as the soil has thawed
Depth : 1.5 cm
Germination : 5 to 12 days
Soil : Humus rich and cool
Exposure : Part-shade to sunny
Plant spacing : 20 cm
Row spacing : 25 cm
Watering : Abundant, to prevent bolting
Care and other considerations :
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