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Practical Horticulture for Busy People.
Spinach
About This Plant...
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Genus and species:
Spinacia oleracea
Growing Season:
spring and fall
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
4 to 6 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
3 to 6 weeks before last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
4 to 6 weeks before last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
5-12 days
Germination temp.:
45-75 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1/2 inch
Days to maturity:
40-50 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
2-6 inches
Spacing between rows:
12-36 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
spinach leaf miner, flea beetles, aphids, nematodes
Diseases:
downy mildew, spinach blight
Harvest:
when leaves reach a usable size; cut entire plant close to the ground as the weather warms
Growing tips:
long days and warm weather cause spinach to bolt
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