Description Countryside Spinach Open Pollinated Replaces Olympia as an improved smooth-leaf spinach. Countryside is a beautiful dark green, very uniform, baby leaf spinach variety. In has thick, smooth, round oval leaves. Has good holding ability for a baby leaf and it has good bolt tolerance for fresh market growers and home gardeners. Slow to bolt in hot weather. 45 days to maturity. Approximately 250 seeds. How to Grow Start seed indoors in a soil-less mix 4-5 weeks before your normal last frost date. Sow seed 1/4" deep and keep at 21 degrees Celsius for the 7-10 day germination period. Grow on at slightly cooler temperatures, then harden off and transplant outside to a sunny area in late May. Space plants 30" apart in the row with rows 30" apart.
