Planting Spinach
Spinach - the culture of the two planting dates: early spring and in early August. In early maturing varieties of spinach (Godri, Giant) economic maturity occurs within 20-25 days after emergence, so the spring spinach is grown as a precursor of the major crops. Seeds of spinach have lignified pericarp and germinate slowly. Therefore, the usual procedure is to pre-soaking seeds in warm water (20-25 °) for 24-48 hours with the change of water 2-3 times a day. Slightly dried seeds, and crops are sown close to the film speed of germination.
If the weather is cold, and after the emergence film can not shoot. Spinach - plant Shade, shade, and some will not bring harm to seedlings and their growth will accelerate under the film. But with the advent of warmer days to remove the film immediately, as the temperature above 18 ° adversely affect the spinach - rather than increasing the vegetative mass of plants are rapidly moving to bloom.
Throughout the spring a small bed of spinach is a source of great greens for soups and salads, which are, prorezhivaya plants. The remaining plants, spacing between them must be brought up to 10-12 cm, grow, give the giant leaves, and the final assembly with the release of the ridge are on the workpiece. Spinach can be dried, freeze and preserve with sorrel or citric acid. Canned spinach, along with pickled fennel and rhubarb - the first piece of the year.
Spring spinach fed 2-3 times, fall - 1-2 times.
Category: Vegetable on narrow ridges
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