Spinach from our veg patch to make spinach soup
We had our first bumper harvest of spinach this week, a variety called Trumpet F1 that we grew from seed, and we used it to make spinach soup.
We had our first bumper harvest of spinach this week, a variety called Trumpet F1 that we grew from seed, and we used it to make spinach soup.
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