Spinach

Plant family

Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae)

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Shady

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

10 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm

Instructions

End of May

Sowing

End of May

Weeding

Every week

Beginning of June

Pest protection

Description

Spinach belongs to the goosefoot family. It has a very short cultivation period, so it is ideal for pre- and post-cultivation. There are about 50 varieties of spring and winter spinach with different shapes, colors and fleshiness.

Growing tips

Spinach can be sown either in the spring from March to May or as winter spinach in mid-September. After sowing, adequate water supply and weed control is necessary.