How to PLANT SPINACH in a Square Foot Garden-North Carolina Gardening

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🌱 Planting spinach is an exciting and rewarding experience, especially for first-time gardeners.

🌱 Spinach can be planted in cooler weather, making it a perfect choice for autumn planting.

🌱 Adding compost and vermicompost to the soil provides additional nutrients for the spinach plants.

🌱 Planting spinach seeds closer together than recommended allows for a higher yield of crops.

🌱 Bloomsdale spinach, with its broad leaves, is a great variety to grow as it is easier to clean and eat.

🌱 The description on the seed pack suggests planting spinach in early spring and again in late summer for a longer harvest season.

🌱 Straw can be used as a protective cover for the seeds and to prevent them from washing away.

00:06 We're going to be planting spinach in the square foot garden bed.

00:25 The soil in the bed has sunk a little, so we'll add compost on top and mix it in.

02:02 We're planting spinach seeds, making grooves about half an inch deep.

05:20 The seeds will mature in 40 to 48 days and should be planted about half an inch deep.

06:12 Adding a thin layer of straw on top of the seeds to protect them from washing away.

06:28 Watering the seeds.

07:04 The spinach can be harvested as baby leaves if they're planted too close together.

Spinach.

Yes, spinach can be planted when it starts to turn cooler.

Loosen up the top couple inches of soil, add compost for nutrients, and potentially add organic fertilizer.

The square foot garden method recommends nine seeds, but it is recommended to plant more for a better crop.

Spinach takes 40 to 48 days to mature and be ready for harvest.