SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated, Traditional

PLANT TYPE : Annual

LEAF COLOR :  Green

SOWING TIME : All Season

SOWING METHOD : Directly from seed

GERMINATION TIME : 6 – 8 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch Pot / Garden Bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost.

HARVESTING : 30 – 35 Days after sowing.

DESCRIPTION :

Spinach is one of the most satisfying cool-weather crops to grow, producing large yields of vitamin-rich, dark green leaves that are excellent for salads and for cooking. Since both hot weather and long days trigger spinach to bolt (send up a seed stalk) quickly, the secret to success with this crop is to start sowing seeds as soon as possible in spring; to make small, frequent plantings during late spring and summer; and to concentrate on fall as the season for the main crop.

This spinach look-alike normal one, tolerates heat well as well as frost. These seeds should be planted after the last frost of spring. Soak the seeds overnight, then plant them 1/4″ deep and 10″ apart or in hills of three.

Keep weeds under control until the plant is well established; water if the weather gets dry. Since this plant has a vining habit, it will grow well on a trellis but will also spread out as a ground cover if no support is available.

Harvesting takes about 30 days after sowing, Spinach can be harvested by cutting the mature leaves using a scissor and leaving the tender growing base of the plant for the next harvest. This way you can collect for 4-5 times at intervals of 25-30 days.Begin harvesting the spinach leaves as soon as they grow big enough for eating. If only individual leaves are being harvested, take the larger ones on the outside of the plant. Otherwise, harvest the entire plant by cutting it off at ground level; new leaves will grow.