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'Matador' Spinach

Sub-Category:	Spring

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Plants produce dark green, smooth leaves.
Days To Maturity:	47-50
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Rating Summary

Overall: (2.0 Stars) Taste: (2.0 Stars) Yield: (1.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)

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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 01/01/2018 by demandy - A novice gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wake, North Carolina, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
I have tried this two seasons with no luck. Bed germination and then what did grow would not get above a puny size. I tried both in the early spring and then in late summer and could not get a yield from this plant although other lettuces did well in the fall.

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