It is not known why, but such a useful and rather tasty plant like spinach does not use in our gardens as a popular one. And in vain, because in its bright green leaves, a real treasure trove of all vitamins and trace elements so necessary to the human body is hidden.
Spinach - cultivation of agricultural products
How to grow mega-useful spinach at home - in the country or the garden? This is not difficult at all, because spinach is absolutely unpretentious.
Like any other greens, spinach can be grown simply in the garden, in the greenhouse and even on the windowsill. During the season, you can get several harvests of this plant, because its ripeness reaches 1-1.5 months after emergence. Sowing spinach every 14 days, you can provide yourself with spinach for the whole summer.
The best spinach will show itself in well-fertilized areas with slightly alkaline or neutral soil, which is good for air and water.
The seedbed for spinach planting is being prepared since autumn - digging and fertilizing (organic, mineral and phosphoric). In spring, the soil is leveled on the garden bed and nitrogen fertilizers are introduced.
The first seeding of spinach seeds is made in April, and the last - in early September. Sowed spinach in September safely overwinter in the snow and early in the spring will please the first harvest of vitamin leaves.
Seeds of spinach before planting should be soaked in warm water for several days, and then dried. You can plant spinach both on ridges and in rows.
Care for spinach is to weed, loosen the soil and timely watering. It should also be ensured that the spinach crops are not excessively thick.
Remove spinach should be in the phase of 6-8 leaves - cutting off the rosette or tearing the whole plant with the root.