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'America' Spinach

Sub-Category:	Spring

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Compact Bloomsdale type. 8-inch plants produce thick, deep-green, savoyed leaves. Slow-growing, slow-bolting, and heat- and drought-resistant. Spring or fall crops. 1952 All America Selection.
	AAS Winner in the year 1952
Days To Maturity:	43-55
Seed Sources:	Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

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Overall: (1.0 Stars) Taste: (0.0 Stars) Yield: (1.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (1.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 01/23/2009 by Lewis - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cumberland, Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Very poor germ. I tried this variety in both spring and fall and it only germed about 1/8 of the seed each time.

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