home grown is always best (Spinach)

Member Name: barbie84

Product:	Spinach
Date:	24/06/08 (111 review reads)
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Advantages: great food

Disadvantages: none

spinach is an annual plant that goes to seed after harvest.
it grows upto 30cm tall but you can buy a dwarf variety of this, it does flower but they are not very pritty as they are very small and a greeny yellow colour.

Spinach is a great source of lots of healthy items for you, it contains high levels of iron, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin C, magnesium and folic acid

spinach is a realy easy plant to grow, you can buy the seeds for around £2 from most garden centers and it grows very quickly, 6 weeks after you planted your seeds you will be ready to harvest your spinach leaves to eat.

You can put spinach pritty much anywhere, it doesnt mind being in shaded areas or direct sunlight but doesnt like it too hot. It grows better in well drained soil and should be planted at least 1 foot apart.

For a good yield you are better off doing two harvests each year, plant your first seeds after the last frost of winter then you can 6 weeks later start by trimming and eating the larger outer leaves, if you leave an inch fron the bottom of the plant it will continue to grow new leaves for you to harvest but about mid july the temperatures will be too hot so you wil be best to plant new seeds at the end of august and harvest these untill the first frosts.

You need to was your spinach well before eating and it can be stored in a freezer for up to 8 months

spinach plants produce there own seeds so you can collect these and use them next time so you wont have to buy any.

If you dont have a big garden you can grow spinach in container tubs very easily aswell.

Summary: a great source of vitamins