Growing Spinach
Friday February 29, 2008
Did you know that if you had planted spinach in your vegetable garden last fall and mulched it over winter, it would start growing again when the temperature warms up and you could be harvesting your spinach before your neighbors even get theirs planted? Spinach, like most of the leafy green vegetables, tastes its very best when freshly picked. It’s a cool weather lover and it grows extremely quickly - which means you don’t have to wait long to enjoy it, but you’ll also have to keep planting new spinach to extend the harvest. Getting spinach to grow is easy. Keeping your spinach growing takes some finesse. Try these spinach growing tips and enjoy fresh spinach well into summer.
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Comments
Our spinach grows well in winter - being in temperate climes. Btw - you forgot to mention the cut-and-come again varieties
Months ago I asked for input in growing spinach inside during the winter. Someone suggested a long standing plant like Bloomsdale. So, I tried it and found it VERY satisfactory. We grew spinach in an old aquarium in a window facing south. We were able to enjoy spinach from January until now and we live in northern New York. Thanks for the help!! I doubt we will buy spinach during the winter for a long time.