How to grow spinach at home, have clean vegetables to eat all year round

How to grow spinach at home, have clean vegetables to eat all year round

Spinach or spinach is a vegetable that is both delicious and rich in nutrients. Let’s learn how to grow spinach at home and have clean vegetables to eat all year round. According to analysis by nutrition experts, spinach contains a series of essential vitamins and minerals such as carotene, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, iron, etc., which can reduce the risk of many diseases. Therefore, please read the article below to learn how to grow spinach at home very simply and have clean vegetables to eat all year round. 

Materials needed to grow spinach

• Styrofoam containers/plant pots

• Nutritious soil

• Fertilizer

• Tissue

• Seeds

• Other tools: Mini gardening tools, watering can, gloves

Nutritious soil: You can use available soil at home to grow spinach. However, if this is your first time growing vegetables, prepare one of the following two types of soil:

– The mixture of alluvial soil and vermicompost is mixed in a 1:1 ratio

– Tribat soil mixture and organic substrate in 1:1 ratio Spinach has an appropriate PH level of 7.3 – 8.2. Before planting, you should dry the soil in the sun for about 5 – 10 days to kill pathogens in the soil.

Seeds: You can find F1 heat-resistant spinach seeds at reputable stores. The seeds have clear origins and do not contain toxic chemicals.

How to grow spinach

Step 1 Prepare seeds

Soak the seeds for 3 to 4 hours in warm water at 40°C (2 boiling, 3 cold) to help the seeds germinate quickly. Then take them out, wash them, then incubate them in a damp towel for about 8 hours until you see the seeds crack and sprout roots, then you can take them out and sow.

 

 Step 2 Apply base fertilizer

Put clean soil into a plastic pot or foam box, then use a garden tool to mix it well and mix it deep into the ground. Then use your hands to level the ground evenly. Tip: The soil must be 2 – 3cm from the top of the pot.

Step 3 Sow seeds

Have 2 way:

Method 1: Sow seeds sparsely

Sow soaked spinach seeds into the soil to a depth of about 6mm. The distance between the beads is 5cm. Then, you gently cover the soil and shade the plant with straw or a sunshade net to create appropriate moisture for the plant to quickly germinate.

Method 2: Sow seeds thickly

Sprinkle the seeds evenly on the ground, regardless of the distance between the seeds. Then, place the pot in an area with moderate light to create appropriate humidity for the plant to quickly germinate.

Ways to care for spinach

Water mode

Because the plant is a moisture-loving species, you need to water it regularly. When you first sow seeds, to increase germination, you should water the plants twice a day, every morning and late afternoon. Sprinklers When the plant begins to grow healthily, you can water it 1-2 times a day and can adjust it depending on the weather. Fertilizer content After about 10 – 15 days of sowing, the vegetables have begun to leaf out, the roots are also relatively stable and begin weeding and rooting the plants. At that time, you can use vermicompost combined with organic foliar fertilizers to fertilize once a week. Number of top dressings: 4 – 5 times. For the row sowing method, you can apply fertilizer in dry form. Fertilize twice after planting, 20 – 25 days and 35 – 40 days.