14 June 2013

Variety: Tyee F1 Spinach (O)
Sown (Direct): 8 MAY 2013
Germinated 17 MAY 2013

This is mid-June in the Pacific Northwest.  No salad! No freezer stock.  Had I gotten this garden started just a bit earlier, this could have been avoided, no doubt. All but 2 plants have bolted and most literally overnight. The seedlings that were sown indoors a month prior never produced more than a single set of true leaves and bolted, as well. This is supposed to be a bolt-resistant variety and the temperatures have certainly not warranted this premature bolting, but I hear our long days can definitely contribute.  Since it obviously isn't the weather, I'm hard pressed to buy that it's anything other than the long days.

I'm in no hurry for fall, but can't wait to seed some more spinach for fall harvest.  Any recommendations?

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