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'Space' Spinach
 
Sub-Category: Spring
 
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Description: Hybrid. Deep-green, smooth to slightly savoyed leaves on upright plants. Slow to bolt. Resistant to downy mildew 1 to 3.
Days To Maturity: 39
Seed Sources:
 
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Overall: (4.2 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.2 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.5 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 01/05/2022 by Rachel Bowman-Abdi - An intermediate gardener

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Durham, 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

This spinach grew very well for me here in NC where it’s hard to grow good spinach. Direct sowed in March, it germinated quickly and produced mild leaves impressively throughout erratically hot weather. I picked it even in May, which is hot here.
 

Reviewed on 12/27/2012 by kr222 - An intermediate gardener

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Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Previous reviewer referred to Space as open pollinated. This is a hybrid. Seeds will not come true.
 

Reviewed on 05/28/2009 by Jeanie - An intermediate gardener

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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Grew in in 2008 for the first time. Very reliable and tasty. Easy to grow as most spinach is. Fairly flat leaves, just a small wave to them. I let it go to seed and re-seed itself for fall as well as collecting a large bag of seed for replanting in 2009. The saved seed came up beautifully. I started some early inside in a pot, and then outside and have been eating both for 6 weeks. I will let it bolt again this year so I can collect more seeds. Hooray for Open Pollinated Plants!
 

Reviewed on 12/13/2006 by starwoodfarm - An experienced gardener

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Baker, Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This is the one I grew for baby spinach, and it works well for that. It bolts early, so it's risky to let it get full grown. Nice smooth leaves.
 




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