Growing Spinach In Your Garden

Apr 7th, 2009 by tommy

Growing spinach in your garden is an easy task. Because of its short season (spring into early summer), spinach is a crop that can be grown in any location of your garden and then removed to make room for warm season crops such as tomatoes or eggplant.

Growing spinach also requires little effort on your part. To begin with, simply prepare a seedbed that consists of loose soil raked to a smooth texture. Spinach seeds can be planted at a depth of approximately one half inch below the soil surface. Next, water the seedbed well after planting. Continue watering daily until the seedlings emerge then water at regular intervals to keep the growing spinach from wilting.

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While growing spinach is easy, identifying the seedlings among any weeds present can be tricky. The plant first sends up its seed leaves or cotyledons which are straight and narrow. They come in pairs and are about an inch in length. The growing spinach plant will then start to produce the true leaves (the ones we eat) after a few days. These leaves are rounded and grow in a rosette form.

As the growing spinach begins to mature its leaves, you can start harvesting by pinching the base of the leaf to remove it from the plant. Keep in mind that the growing spinach plant will be producing more leaves from the energy it receives through sunlight and nutrients in the soil. It’s important not to remove too many leaves at any one time. I recommend leaving at least 25% of the growing spinach leaves to fuel the plant’s production.

When you decide to end your growing spinach crop’s lifespan, you can incorporate the plants into the soil with tillage or simply pull them up and compost the material.

Growing spinach can be very rewarding. It’s relatively easy and can provide your family with your first taste of fresh produce each year. Happy Gardening!