[Success/Hugel] SSE 2021 Spinach Trials (Aug 25, 2021)

[ERR0R1755]

I received these seeds through the Seed Savers Exchange's ADAPT 2021 program.

Noorman Spinach:

A semi-savoy spinach with dark green leaves and a prostrate growth habit. Plants reach 11-16 inches wide. Donated to SSE by John Wyncoll of Bolton, England. A variety by this name has been exchanged in the SSE Yearbook Exchange for at least 20 years.

Old Dominion Spinach:

Leaves are dark green with moderate blistering. Leaves are rather erect, with a glossy surface and range in shape from elliptic to arrow-shaped. Plants reach 6-8" tall and 10-15" wide. Acquired by SSE from Peace Seeds. This variety appears in USDA Miscellaneous Publication #316 (published in 1938) where it's described as a 1929 introduction by the Virginia Truck Experiment Station.

Securo Spinach:

Semi-smooth leaf spinach with medium-green, triangular-shaped leaves. This variety came to SSE from John Wnycoll of Bolton, England and has been shared in the SSE Exchange for 26 years beginning in 1992.

I tried starting these seeds before indoors with no success, so now I dumped the rest of each seed packet into a hugelkultur barrel outdoors.

[Sher]

Good luck!

[Shawn]

Wishing great success with these.

[lynnee]

I'd love to grow spinach in my Farm, but I guess that's highly unlikely to work.  Good luck with the project!

[ERR0R1755]

Noorman did not germinate, and I'm not sure if Securo did or if it's a weed:

[Sher]

Well, Old Dominion looks good!

[Shawn]

Yes it dopes.  The secruo looks loke it is starting as well.

[ERR0R1755]

Old Dominion was the only one that came up, but it has been doing very well. I've been harvesting leaves from it on a daily basis.

[Sher]

Beautiful spinach plant. Glad the Old Dominion variety was such a success!

[ERR0R1755]

With winter approaching, I've harvested all of the Old Dominion spinach. There were four plants growing there.

I would consider this a (1 out of 3) success!

[Shawn]

I think that is a Success!  WTG

[Sher]

Ditto to Shawn's reply!