Until recently, spinach was an underappreciated plant. Fortunately, its leaves are more and more often used for stuffing dumplings, pancakes or other dishes.Due to the content of oxalic acid, spinach cannot be eaten too often (it is not recommended for people with a tendency to urolithiasis).However, this inconvenience is compensated by the great taste of this vegetable and the content of vitamins and mineral s alts.
Since its cultivation is not too demanding, it is worth allocating part of the vegetable garden for sowing it.Spinach is an annual plant with a short growing season, it can be successfully grown as a pre- or catch crop.Spring is a good forecrop for tomato, cucumber and cruciferous crops.
Seeds are sown when the soil temperature is 5-10 ° C or when previously sown into pots and planted from seedlings, because young plants are resistant to low temperatures, even down to -5 / -6 ° C. Spinach requires a substrate that is moist, fertile and rich in organic substances.The growing period is 60 days on average, and harvesting is best when the plants have 6-7 leaves.
