Giant Nobel Spinach
Price: $2.45
SKU: 3360031Developed by inbreeding a monoecious plant found in the variety named 'Gaudry' and released by Zwaan and Van der Molen, Voorburg, Netherlands in 1926.[1] An "All-America Selection®" winner in 1933. According to the USDA, 'Giant Nobel' spinach has also been marketed over the years by various seed suppliers using the following synonyms:
'Diamond', 'Diamant', 'Early Giant Smooth Leaf', 'Nobel; Enkhuizen Monstrous', 'Gaudflay', 'Gaudry Long Standing', 'Giant Fillbasket', 'Giant Leaved Long Standing Gaudry', 'Giant Smooth Leaved', 'Giant Thick Leaved', 'Large Round Thick Leaved', 'Large Round Thick Leaved Gaudry', 'Matador', 'Matador Longstanding Giant Leaved', 'Monstrous of Enkhuizen', 'New Long Standing Gaudry', 'Nobel Giant Leaved', 'Nobel Gaudry', 'Round Thick Leaf', and 'Supra'.
Sowing: Prepare the seedbed outdoors using a hard tined rake, smoothening out the soil. Lightly sow and just barely cover the seeds with soil. Keep soil moist until germination is achieved. You can also start seeds indoors by sowing into seed starting trays using fresh new seed starting potting mix into clean seed starting trays. Just barely cover the seeds and keep well watered until they sprout. Harden off and transplant into the garden after about 3 weeks.
- "Descriptions of Types of Principal American Varieties of Spinach," USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 316, October, 1938
Customer Reviews:
By WL Counsil on March 27, 2019
Easy to grow. I got 100% germination starting them inside. Baby leaves are so sweet, I eat them without any dressing. (Why ruin a good thing?) I'm not sure how mature leaves taste yet, nor can I comment on their production as full-sized plants, as I can't stop eating them as small leaves. (I guess I should grow more, right?)
By Adria Decker on June 21, 2012
We are in love with this spinach. I planted it in March and we have had a constant stream of more than we can eat for over 2 months. I have had to give it away and freeze some too. It is tender and mild in flavor. It's getting hot now (end of June) and has started to bolt, but it still tastes delicious. I'll plant a fall round in August too.
By Kimberly Stoltz on November 28, 2011
I planted this as a fall crop in late August. It grew very well and I had spinach until Halloween time. We did have a mild Autumn this year in Buffalo, NY.
