This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Friday, April 19, 2013
spinach harvest
I felt nervous going out and picking some spinach from my cold frame. What a day!
Planted the week of Aug 5 2012 indoors under lights then transplanted to my cold frame a month later and over wintered there. It was a rough winter for my frame as the heavy snow collapsed it, lots of cold air got in befor we repaired it. The spinach survived well, nonetheless. It doesn't grow from mid Oct to mid March. Just hangs out. Then it takes off in mid March. This is the only way I've been able to grow spinach. I don't know if the photo does it justice as this is a BIG cutting board, BIG spinach leaves. I should have put my hand in the photo too. Anyway, that's the story..... Next year, I think I'll grow twice as much spinach. Romaine, escarole and broccoli also do well by this method. other lettuces and bok choi do not.
Thanks, VERY helpful. Funny, I said last year that I would plant more spinach this year! I think this is the year for me to construct a cold frame. Spinach and arugula both, seem to go from nothing, to seed in about a month here in southeastern CT. Oh, what variety did you grow? Thanks!
I felt nervous going out and picking some spinach from my cold frame. What a day!
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Congratulations! What a gorgeous haul. Mine planted outdoors are 1 inch tall. Kathy, what variety did you plant and when? Beautiful!
Planted the week of Aug 5 2012 indoors under lights then transplanted to my cold frame a month later and over wintered there. It was a rough winter for my frame as the heavy snow collapsed it, lots of cold air got in befor we repaired it. The spinach survived well, nonetheless. It doesn't grow from mid Oct to mid March. Just hangs out. Then it takes off in mid March. This is the only way I've been able to grow spinach. I don't know if the photo does it justice as this is a BIG cutting board, BIG spinach leaves. I should have put my hand in the photo too. Anyway, that's the story..... Next year, I think I'll grow twice as much spinach. Romaine, escarole and broccoli also do well by this method. other lettuces and bok choi do not.
Thanks, VERY helpful. Funny, I said last year that I would plant more spinach this year! I think this is the year for me to construct a cold frame. Spinach and arugula both, seem to go from nothing, to seed in about a month here in southeastern CT. Oh, what variety did you grow? Thanks!
I think it's Bloomsdale Long Standing.
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