Growing SPINACH from Seed to Harvest in Containers

Learn how to grow our new favorite Green, which is Japanese spinach from seed to harvest in containers. We actually like it better than regular spinach. It's delicious in stir fries and soups as it is in salads, smoothie, lasagna or at top pizzas. Let us know in comments, if you too like it better than regular spinach?
It’s an incredible nutritious green, chock-full of vitamin K, and C, plus about 4x as much vitamin A as carrots. If you’re familiar with Tatsoi (spinach adjacent) or Komatsuna (japanese mustard spinach), Chijimisai is actually a cross of the two! The the lightly savoyed leaves have a velvety texture and lightly umami flavor.
Let us know in comments if you too like it better than regular spinach?
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[@susanangelo7737]

I love your full progression videos. It's really the best way to understand crops.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Glad you like them!

[@conservativetothecor]

I watched this last night on instagram, but wanted to come back and say, This was the first time for me growing chijimisai also this year and I fell in love with it. Japanese spinach. Sweeter and milder. Love it in soups and stews and stir fries and in salad. And Baker Creek does have many interesting things to try, but chijimisai will be a regular for me going forth.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

We agree! We gave it to some friends and they love it also.

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

I love your start to finish style! I know just where to go when I need to know how to grow something and it's so helpful ❤️❤️❤️ Looks like something I'd like to try 👍

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Thank you so much!!

[@2023praise]

You are so easy to listen to and understand

[@barbarastefani254]

Good to know I can get multiple harvest thank you so much

[@carricowherd3826]

I grew some Japanese mustard/spinach greens this year and it was amazing! It stood up better than spinach in dishes but wasn't bitter like mustard greens. Definitely on my must grow list from now on. They also held better in the heat.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Oh wow!

[@lynnebalzer6689]

Thanks for all the time you take to make these great videos.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

You are very welcome ❤️. We thank you for watching. Have a peaceful weekend

[@jrmint2]

I love how gorgeous your greens always look! Makes me happy, it's therapeutic lol

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

It makes me happy to see stuff growing in the garden too. ❤️

[@AshS411]

What a FANTASTIC video!!! And I loved the way you ended it 😭🥰🥰🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@r.g8649]

I like soup 🥣 & cornbread in the winter 😋

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

It's delicious in fish soup. Blessings

[@larryhenry719]

I'm in Florida too but I got my greens started last week.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

You can still get them in

[@dianapagan8991]

can't wait seeing Miss Nancy cooking your harvest.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Very soon!

[@LionessKeya9]

They look good, kinda like collard or bok choy. I'm looking forward to trying it. Thanks y'all!!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Our pleasure! Blessings

[@jamesjohnson831]

Brilliant as always

[@YeyoAfrica]

It's beautiful!!

[@texasjones9541]

Perfect timing, just started my spinach here in south Texas. Had a great harvest last year, hopeful in having the same this year. Blessings to you all, puppy kisses to Bing Bing. Looking forward to the cooking video. Thanks for the hard work put into these progression videos.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Thank you so much for watching! Bing Bing sends you a smooch ❤️🐶❤️. Be sure to watch today (10-30-22) at 6:00pm as Nancy cooks a delicious meal using the Chijimisai. Have a peaceful weekend

[@goldiebowtieobs8959]

Sounds delicious!

[@judyabernathy80]

Such beautiful greens. I’ll be interested to know how Nancy cooks them, if she does, or leaves them uncooked for salads. They look so healthy. Nice job!! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

We eat it both ways. Nancy has a video coming out Sunday night on cooking them❤️

[@judyabernathy80]

@@HollisNancysHomestead - I can’t wait! Nancy, you’re a great cook!! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

[@yesyoga]

Wonderful! I can’t wait to grow this. Your background music is awesome in all your videos. Are you playing the guitar Hollis? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️‍🔥💙💛

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

I play guitar but not in any of our videos ❤️🎸❤️🎸❤️

[@patriciamiller1916]

It is so fun to watch seedlings actually grow up! I fail so badly trying to start seeds...Badly! I swamp them, fry them, and bake them completely away...I will try again in the spring I have no place to put my seed start trays...to tell you how hot it gets...after I tossed my seedling start soil into the container garden I had them sitting on top of a aluminum trough (it is upside don) and the trays melted!! UG!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Wow, that is definitely hot. Sounds like you need to adjust your planting schedule. Start your spring seeds 6-8 weeks prior to your last predicted frost and your fall garden seeds 6-8 weeks prior to your first predicted frost.

[@pamelacooley6457]

Love soup and casseroles in the winter time ❤ love your videos. Going to start some of this too. I live in Covington Georgia

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Nancy will be releasing a video tomorrow at 6:00pm cooking these. I think you will like it. Right up your alley🐶

[@barbarastefani254]

Thank you

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

You're welcome

[@henrykfrancala3333]

Thank you for your most educational video on planting in containers. I was most interested in checking out Nancy's video on making the home container soil mix but was disappointed to see it had not been posted. I did check your homepage with a multitude of videos I plan on viewing and was not able to find it there either. Godspeed!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Here we go kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH28dmiLodqneq8 Blessings

[@sueglovan8344]

Perfect timing. I planted some in my greenhouse today. Looking forward to Nancy's video too. God bless.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Enjoy!

[@NCRoots2011]

Love it. Agree totally! Fall and winter are for soups, stews, and chowders.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

👍

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Perfect timing! I just saved these seeds in my cart on the Baker Creek website a few days ago and here you are with a video on it! They look delicious. Lemme go buy them before they sell out!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

That is awesome!

[@Awill19299]

Yes sir I got some growing in my 5 gallon bag.

[@Liwayputi]

Wonderful!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

❤️

[@terryt.1643]

Love your videos! I’m growing some bok choy for my winter garden but if that works I’ll try this green, too. Looking forward to Nancy’s cooking video. My subscription somehow dropped, but I resubscribed. Your channel was the first one I ever subscribed to back when you were in Virginia. Blessings on your family! Thank you for providing us with progression videos. 🌱🐕🥰💕👍👍👍

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Blessings

[@MrLee-kh5tg]

Love making soup in our crockpot every fall/Winter ❄️. Good soup is great in Cold 🥶 weather. It soothes my soul. Thanks 🙏 for the video!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

We love love love soups in the wintertime 👍

[@mousiebrown1747]

Hi to Bing Bing! ❤

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Bing Bing sends his love and kisses

[@ruthannecoro6198]

Love soup too! I make several a week from fall to spring.. I’m in Maine.. long winter!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Sounds great!

[@barbarastefani254]

Thank you for showing me how to get these in the ground and how to put them on the table let them get used to the sun

[@jackiehorsley9263]

wow looks awesome I am growing greens myself I look forward to Nancy's cooking video on how she uses greens to cook with

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Coming soon!

[@larryhenry719]

I use the 7 gal nursery pots for my mustard and collards since they get big and heavy but I like the 3 gallons might have to start using those for my lettuce.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Great tip

[@TheMixingBowlHomestead]

They are so beautiful. I will see if I can grow them. Not sure if it’s too late to get them started. If not, will make sure to grow them early spring

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds it it frost hardy!

[@TheMixingBowlHomestead]

@@HollisNancysHomestead Y’all are the BEST

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

😊😊

[@debbiehaney2467]

Thanks for another informative video. I was wondering about your dog. Did he recover fully from the snake bite? I hope so, but couldn’t remember if there had been an update.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes, he did recover. Thanks for asking Bing Bing send kisses 🐶🐶🐶

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes ma’am. Bing Bing finally pulled through thanks to answered prayers and great doctors. He stays close to us now. We no longer allow him to run free due to the many dangers in the surrounding woods on our homestead. He is on a leash when he is outside. When we go into the garden complex he is allowed free run because it is totally fenced in. He doesn’t really seem to want to run in the woods anyway. I think he was traumatized by the snake bite and seems to be scared to go in the woods now. We are okay with that. We feel better if he just don’t go out there anymore unless we are with him. He goes everywhere we go on the property and seems to be happy with that. He regained the weight he lost while in ICU and all his fur is almost grown back where they shaved his belly and neck. He is back up and running❤️🐶❤️

[@marley9904]

Always enjoy your video, also tried planting bochoy in a container, and it's not as healthy looking as your plants. Don't know what I am doing wrong 😕

[@iiinsaiii]

Great Job. Question, I know leaf Vegetables don’t last long in the frigid. How do you grow stuff that you use every day. How do grow your stuff apart so you can have year around.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Good question! Nancy here, I blanch and freeze and use it all year. We love this. Can us it in soups, smoothies, cream spinach. We love it better than spinach. I plan to try dehydrating it to see how I can add it to meals. Enjoy and let us know if you like it better than spinach

[@lzshow]

How often do u water

[@user-mw3oz8fd1g]

Do y’all planting blueberries? If so let we know where to find video. Thanks

[@tessaelps7143]

Hollis and Mary, I need help my greens are being at up by bugs What do I do, I've tried 4 times to grow my greens. Tessa

[@conservativetothecor]

Over the terrible heat and drought in Arkansas over this year its growth was stunted greatly and I didnt get it going like I wanted, but its so hardy it still fed us all summer.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

We are praying for people with the drought. You can grow this in container so the watering and also put shade cloth if needed. Blessing

[@conservativetothecor]

@@HollisNancysHomestead I had this planted in a bed which was in the full sun. I had one sun filter fabric and didnt have money for another so the sun was my enemy this year. And it did actually feel radioactive...lol I barely kept what was under the trees alive and do plant allot in containers because of the sun being strong. I need to invest in more shade cloths this spring. Learning so about and we actually do have a winter here so I experiment with winter sowing. Had a huge amount of seedlings though with nowhere to plant them....just growing and learning.

[@lzshow]

How do u keep leafminers off of them

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Do you try to plant one tiny seed per seed tray cell, or you thin them out? This is my first time planting greens and I'm not sure how to start!!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

I usually plant a couple of seeds in each cell and thin them down to 1 seedling per cell. 👍

[@ceci2572]

Where do you purchase your 3-gallon garden containers?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Zenhydro.com

[@Rockymtnbloom]

Can these take a frost like spinach?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds it it frost hardy! Enjoy

[@belindahopkins7875]

I am having little black pests on my greensbeans. They were doing great now leaves look sad. Have pics just do not know how to 📎 them will try clip broad

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

I don’t think these greens would taste like Collards but can they be cooked like Collards? Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

They are more like spinach substitute. We like it better than spinach. If you grow this let us know if you like it better?

[@katielin2379]

Absolutely love the variety of music you use in your videos. This green might be something to try. Can it take a frost?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes you can! According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds it it frost hardy! Enjoy

[@patriciaduffield2319]

Is it possible to come visit? I’m in Central Florida

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Sorry, due to peoples safety, because we been having problems with venomous snakes, bears, coyotes and bunch of stray dogs people are letting loose, we are not.

[@brionmiller7696]

How do you fight aphids and leaf-eaters?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

He grows it early and we have lots of ladybugs

[@Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

Are Nancy's cooking videos on this channel?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes ma’am. Let me get you a link to her cooking playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLjAejPnq636ZEO-fNO8qqqtbT4SJ_ztWY

[@gloriawestmoreland1602]

Hey guys got a question for you I grew some radishes and then things are so doggone hot they bring tears to your eyes and make your nose water can you tell me what make some that hot I mean they're like eating habanero peppers

[@AlecCapel]

Lots of nitrogen and or Sulphur will create a nice hot radish. Also daytime temperatures above 75 will cause them to be hotter. I'll take them! I love hot pickled radishes!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

I especially like growing radishes in the fall for the mild sweet taste.

[@gloriawestmoreland1602]

Still didn't answer my question about what to make people from being so hot

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

We like this better than Spinach! Let us know if you like it better than regular spinach. How to make Container Mix kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH28dmiLodqneq8

[@victorybase5847]

Hi Hollis & Nancy! I grew this in my garden this spring & it’s my new favorite green food! It’s absolutely delicious! I’m writing today to ask if u would consider including the date & grow zone to your videos or adding them to the description? It sure would be helpful to know when you’re actually getting seeds started & planted, especially for those of us who are new to gardening & don’t have as much confidence as a seasoned gardener like yourself. Thank you & God bless you & your family :)

[@SteveMac.]

Will this have a similar taste to Bok Choi?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

More like spinach. We like it better

[@SteveMac.]

@@HollisNancysHomestead excellent! I will give this a try. I love spinach, but I have a lot of trouble growing spinach, maybe this will be easier.

[@jewelstime3618]

This doesn't help us mid westerners. Maybe next spring and summer

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

It just means we have plenty of time to get what we need for next spring 😊 Can't be watching a Florida garden channel and expect it to be the same as Midwestern gardening 😉

[@judyabernathy80]

You would have to have a high tunnel or green house in order to grow like Florida. ♥️🙏🏼♥️

[@deliaquested7123]

It’s fabulous for North Central Floridians!

[@makeupgirl8886]

How do y'all keep the cabbage moths from getting your brassicas?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Spray with Thuricide BT

[@f3n1xplat3ad0]

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