Spinach is a popular vegetable rich in vitamins and iron. It can be grown in the garden twice a year. Sowing time is spring or summer. The spinach is sown directly outdoors. The following note gives an overview of sowing, varieties, soil and neighboring beds.

Summer spinach can be sown from March to May

Sowing dates for summer and autumn spinach

Summer spinach is sown from March to May. It is harvested from April to June.
August to September is the time to sow the autumn spinach, which will be harvested from late September to November.

variety selection

  • for summer sowing: winter giants, Columbia F1, Mikado F1 hybrids, New Zealanders
  • for spring and summer sowing: Merlin, F1, Matador, Monnopa, Red Cardinal (red-stemmed), Junius F1
  • mildew resistant varieties: Emilia F1, Merlin F1, Lazio

Consider space requirements

If the spinach is grown in rows, the distance between the rows is 20 cm. There should be about 10 to 20 cm space between the plants.

With good bed neighbors in mixed cultivation

  • Tomato, cucumber, potato, cabbage, kohlrabi, radish, radish
  • between pole beans
  • does not get along with chard, turnips, beetroot, not even as a subsequent crop

As a pre- and post-culture in the vegetable garden

Since spinach is sown in early spring, it is ideal as a pre-culture. Because of its short ripening period, it will release its place in the bed again from May. Vegetables that are sown between the spinach plants in late spring will find enough space to grow after the spinach harvest.

Starting in August, autumn spinach is grown as a follow-up crop on harvested beds of early potatoes, strawberries or peas.

prepare ground

In the vegetable garden, spinach prefers a sunny to partially shaded location. Spinach is a deep rooter, so the soil should be deeply loosened. Compost is added to provide nutrients.

Additional fertilizer is not necessary. Chemical fertilizers would put additional strain on the spinach plant and unnecessarily increase the nitrate content.

The Sowing

  • is sown in rows
  • Plant seeds one to three centimeters deep in the soil
  • cover with earth and trample
  • Keep soil evenly moist
  • Separate young plants to about 20 cm

tips and tricks

If the temperatures are too cold when sowing in March and September, a warming fleece placed over the plants will help. At the same time, this prevents the plants from shooting in the subsequent warmer temperatures.

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Vegetable garden