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'Tyee' Spinach
 
Sub-Category: Spring
 
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Description: Hybrid. Dark-green, semi-savoyed, longstanding type. Upright plants resist bolting under high temperatures. For spring and summer crops or fall sowing for over wintering. High tolerance of downy mildew 1 and 3.
Days To Maturity: 39-45
Seed Sources: Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019

 
Rating Summary
 
Overall: (4.4 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.3 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.1 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (3.6 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 03/12/2021 by dakota31400 - An experienced gardener

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Nelson, North Dakota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Does not hold well in the Spring (bolts) In North Dakota, plant late in the Fall to over winter. Will return in the Spring after withstanding temperatures as low as -40 degrees F. Start harvesting in the Spring before the snow melts. Stores 5-6 weeks under refrigeration if put up dry right right off the plant.
 

Reviewed on 06/01/2014 by JMac62 - An experienced gardener

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Lake, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

My go-to spinach. I have been growing this variety for several years now and it is very reliable. Bolted very late in the summer in my Northeast Illinois garden. Great taste. We pick leaves as we need them for meals, and these plants kept supplying new leaves over a long period. Germination better than other types I have tried.
 

Reviewed on 09/03/2011 by Ferdzy - An intermediate gardener

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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

As far as I can see this did no better or worse than the open-pollinated spinaches I have grown. Best planted in the fall for overwintering, but bolts at mid-summer along with all the other spinach regardless of when it was planted or what size it is at the time. I will stick with open-pollinated varieties since I see no improvement.
 
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Reviewed on 03/18/2008 by containergardener - An experienced gardener

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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Excellent variety in southern California for germination, productivity, and sweet taste. Plant from seed from September through February.
 

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

Nice reliable spinach, that took it's sweet time to bolt on me. Gorgeous.
 
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Reviewed on 10/22/2004 by rita - An experienced gardener

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Maryland, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Very robust grower. Slow to bolt.
 
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Reviewed on 09/14/2004 by walter - An experienced gardener

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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

does not winter as well as others.
 




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