Bloomsdale variety of spinach is a large, spreading spinach with meaty and dark-green leaves with a rich, nutty flavour. It offers a continuous bonanza and is slow to bolt. For the first crop, it is recommended to sow in spring and can be planted again in late summer. In areas with mild winters, fall plantings yield in early spring.
Calabrese, also known as American, Italian or green sprouting broccoli is a fast-growing and very easy-to-grow crop. It grows up to 2ft tall and produces bluish-green heads that are harvested in the summer or autumn, depending on the time it is sown.
Regiment variety of spinach is a fast-growing, long-lasting, vigorous, and is bolt-resistant. It is perfect to have in the garden from early spring through the fall. It is a beautiful variety of spinach, with thick, slightly triangular and glistening dark green leaves that grow upright.
The Indian Summer is the semi-savoy type of spinach suitable for all the three seasons. This variety of spinach has flat and slightly curled leaves that have a dark greenish colour. The harvest period for this variety of spinach is approximately 7 weeks and it has a high resistance to bolting.
The Tyee variety of spinach is a hardy, disease-resistant variety. Tyee is tolerant of both heat and cold. This variety has wrinkly and dark-green leaves that look very beautiful in the garden. Once harvested, the leaves are flavorful and nutritious. They can be cooked or added to salads.
The Catalina variety of spinach is nicely shaped and crunchy in texture. It is a perfect variety to harvest at baby size for scrumptious fresh spinach salads. It has smooth leaves with a mild, nutty flavour and no metallic overtones. The plants are vigorous, productive and long-standing.
The space spinach generally has dark green, round, spoon-shaped, almost smooth leaves. The leaves are meaty enough for real flavour. The leaves of Space Spinach are held up off the ground so they stay clean. This variety can be eaten raw or cooked. It will work in larger containers for early spring and late fall growing.
The leaves of the Red Carnival variety of spinach are oval to slightly oblong and have a rounded arrowhead tip. This variety us generally deep green colour with maroon veins and beet-red stems. The flavours of Red spinach is similar to conventional green varieties with mild sweetness and an earthy finish.
The Malabar spinach variety is grown in India and throughout the tropics. The dark green leaves of the Malabar Spinach resemble those of the common spinach. This type thrives in hot temperatures, sometimes even exceeding 32 C. Cool temperatures cause the Malabar spinach to creep.