Thorin
Improved Matador. Thorin is a high yielding, second early spinach variety with large, tender leaves. For spring or autumn cultivation and for overwintering. Late to shoot. Slower growing than 'Butterflay'.
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Cultivation
Amount of seed needed: leaf spinach: 300-400 g/a; 60-80 seeds per running meter spinach heads: 150-200 g/a; ca. 30-50 seeds per running meter spinach heads 80-140 plants/m²
bred by
Christina Henatsch
Current breeding location: Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Biodynamically cultivated varieties from Christina Henatsch:
chive Gonzales, spinach beet Pirol and Rainbow (mixture of Roscho, Pirol, Salimo, Limago), carrot Solvita and Filia, salad Lucinde, leek Philomene, french beans Birgit, broccoli Rasmus and Floris, spinach Thorin
increasingly from
Gärtnerei Spiren / Per Andersen
Gartneriet Spiren is a third-generation family business specialising in seed propagation and is managed by Per Anderssen in Skaelskor, Denmark.
Martin Hänsel
Martin Hänsel propagates seeds on a biodynamic basis in Taucha, on the edge of the Leipzig Basin.
Rose-GbR-Kühren / Tilo Rose
The Bioland family farm Rose-GbR-Kühren in Aken, in the Kühren district, is partly located within the 'Mittelelbe' Biosphere Reserve in Saxony-Anhalt and has been operating according to ecological principles since 1991.
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