Spinach: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Invalidated site: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Spinach. Oct 11, 2026
Add new Web site: University of California - Integrated Weed Management - Cultural Tips for Growing Spinach. Feb 05, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Effect of Nitrogenous, Organic and Biological Fertilizers on some Vegetative and Qualitative Characteristics of Spinach Plant Spinacea oleracea L. (PDF). Dec 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Spinach Production Under Midwest Growing Conditions (PDF). Nov 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Hamilton College - Spinach (PDF). May 28, 2025
Add new Web site: The Pharma Innovation Journal - Spinach and its health benefits: A review (PDF). Apr 02, 2025
Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Spinach. Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - BMC Genomics - Comparative transcriptome analysis of male and female flowers in Spinacia oleracea L. Nov 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Spinach. Sep 30, 2024
Add new Web site: PennState Extension - Growing Spinach, A Cool-Season Vegetable. Aug 05, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Growing spinach and Swiss chard in home gardens. Jul 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - 7 Reasons You Should Eat More Spinach. Jun 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Oregon State University - College of Agricultural Sciences - Spinach. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - How to grow spinach. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension - Spinach. Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Health Benefits of Spinach. Nov 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Spinach. Sep 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Yard and Garden Extension - Spinach in the Garden. Jul 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Clemson Cooperative Extension - Home and Garden Information Center - Spinach. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Spinach: Health benefits, nutrition facts (and Popeye). Mar 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Spinach Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Jan 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - PlantVillage - Spinach. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Wisconsin Horticulture - Division of Extension - Spinach, Spinacia oleracea. Sep 28, 2022
Mentioned Lagos spinach and revised the taxonomy of chard. Jan 20, 2022
Added information about oxalates in spinach and listed other edible plants commonly known as spinach. Nov 05, 2021
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Spinach in Your Home Vegetable Garden. Jun 21, 2019
Add new Web site: Healthline - Spinach 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Jun 21, 2019
Add new Web site: Virginia Tech Department of Horticulture - Vegetable Seed Production - Spinach. Oct 23, 2018
Media added. Aug 30, 2018
Add new Web site: Go Botany - Spinach. Apr 03, 2017
Updated plant family to Amaranthaceae. Nov 01, 2016
Added video. May 15, 2015
Media added. Dec 26, 2012
Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control - Vegetable of the Month: Spinach. Apr 30, 2012
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Spinach. Feb 05, 2009
Media added. Oct 01, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Illinois Extension - Watch Your Garden Grow - Spinach. Jun 08, 2006
Added new Web site: University of Illinois Extension - Watch Your Garden Grow - Spinach. Jun 08, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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