How to Grow Spinach - Complete Growing Guide

[@katiesnightlife7998]

thanks I have been moving from place to place sence i was 6 years old but my uncle had a major stroke so me and my mom just moved back home to help take care of him I just turnd 17 and i always wanted a garden so im going to have one this year so i have been watching a lot of your vidoes thanks for the help

[@1-gz7xy]

Thats good!

[@serenityrogers1]

I hope you are doing better Katie!

[@bryanjames5256]

I always start from seed, but I do start them indoors first, then acclimate then to the outdoors over time before I transplant them outside. This gives me a bit of a headstart with some plants, and I'm trying this with spinach this year.

[@nereidapr1]

Awesome. Was looking to see how to grow Spinach. This is my first time and want to get it right. I got my raised bed fixed and now I have more space in my balcony and decided to plant new things.

[@imaginarycanary9956]

Our family loves your videos. Thank you and God bless.

[@JTBear]

I love starting my garden plants from seeds, the difference in overall cost is mind blowing and with the variety I like to plant, starts would bankrupt me! Granted, I grow mostly peppers but still ... My question, they can handle cooler nights but what about a day or two of late spring snow? Seems that's an issue here. Thanks for the tips!

[@growinglongisland]

Thanks for the video, I was so proud of myself when I sowed my spinach under cover months ago they were growing beautifully but when I took of the covers the birds ate them all! 😩

[@danaaguero4351]

Love your videos. You explain things in a way that’s easy to understand.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Luke I love how you are always looking out for our pocket books!

[@PinkChucky15]

I absolutely love spinach, I think it's an underrated vegetable. Great video :-)

[@daughters4life55]

Great video loved the part after the 10 minutes of talking where we saw the spinach.

[@jenniferprescott8655]

my spinach over wintered and so far, it's April now and it seems to be ok..it's still growing

[@tylermccurry9554]

Hey, I’m a huge fan and I watch your videos daily in my free time. I hope to see all of your videos eventually! Keep on keepin on!

[@JOJOJOJOJOJOJOJOanne]

I got a bunch of mushrooms spent substrate blocks and I'm trying to see if I used it in pots, whether it could help the soil remain cooler than your average soil! Hope it works and prevents bolting!

[@stevemiller5626]

I do the bibb lettuce the same way. Adding spinach in the next pot now

[@tracy2876]

Hello! Would you recommend growing spinach in a container in the same manner you grew lettuce in your "How to Grow Lettuce in a container" video?

[@ivanleal2284]

I typed in “how to grow spinach “ and I scrolled all the way down until finally a guy teaching it... not disappointed lmao

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

I just bought your trifecta. Can't wait to get it in the mail.

[@janehoefle861]

I can't afford trifecta right now so I planted a couple of 12 inch pots of spinach with compost, perlite, vermiculite and potting soil. Will this do, and can I add trifecta later to fertilize in a situation where I have to plant fast but can't get all the stuff right away?

[@Piamia1010]

Darn I am ready to transplant for my fall garden 🤔

[@bluetintin8290]

Can you mix fertilizer and bone meal and plant food all together in raised bed before you plant vegetables or will it hurt them

[@ryanw6920]

Thank you for the vids! I will be planting spinach. I just have one question, what ratio sand to soil? Thanks!

[@trishferrer8209]

I have a hosta bed that I'd like to turn into a spinach bed. It faces east, and only gets direct sun for a couple of hours in the morning. Would spinach be able to grow in a bed that is bright all day but no direct sun after noon? It is on a slight slope, and drainage is good. Do I need to cover it with wire or anything to keep critters out? I'm in W. TN, zone 7b/8. Our summers are brutal. Thanks!

[@Stankiem83]

can you do a harvest video on cut and come again spinach please?

[@markwalker9107]

Do you leave all 50 plants in the square foot or do you thin them out little and do you plant more than one pepper plant per square foot keep saying people say one pepper plant per foot but but I've grown to pepper plants right next two each other from a container and they grew perfectly fine just as big as the other ones that were separate so I was wondering if that really mattered

[@cultivatingorganicbyjomig1719]

Very good economical tips, Thanks for sharing, Luke.

[@kellylynch3775]

Thanks for the tips! Planting your seeds in grow bags tomorrow.

[@jenncorleone630]

The growing guides are very helpful.👍🏽 I'm growing fennel for the first time. I'd love to see a gg on this one, please. Thanks!🤓❤️🌱🖖🏾

[@MIgardener]

+Jennifer Corleone I am so glad the growing guides help! We will have tons more coming soon!

[@gabrielbayley4247]

was trying to find a harvest video on spinach to see how it looks during/after

[@MIgardener]

+Gabriel Bayley the leaves can be harvested after around 30 days or so.

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

I love spinach

[@xfortunesquex]

If possible, I'd love to see how this looks when it's ready to harvest. Plant progress videos and pictures are always so exciting.

[@MIgardener]

+xfortunesquex We will be posting loads more on our facebook page, as well as doing a garden update.

[@averykleon]

Sow hen it rains, wouldn't the rain cause the soil/mud to splash back up and destroy the spinach? What is your opinion on using plastic mulch?

[@cwert23]

Do you thin your spinach plants at all when they sprout? Let’s say if you get a couple plants that are only a 1/2 inch apart...?

[@rosedolch8637]

MIgardener 4 years ago +Lily B We don't thin at all. The strongest will grow and they will thin themselves. We never touch them once we plant. 4

[@RidaYash]

Hi great videos. I'm just starting a kitchen garden and I have a lot to learn. Love leafy green veg. Can your growing tips be applied in Ontario, Canada?

[@freygirl4life]

I can’t find trifecta plus at any local nursery by me or Amazon. Where can we get this?

[@RADARTechie]

mic seems a bit quiet. Good video though. I need to grow spinach and more greens.

[@MIgardener]

+B Cook The gain was turned down because the old mic I was using would crackle if the gain was turned up. The mic I am using now is much better, but I forgot to adjust the gain which made the volume very low. Sorry about that. Turn the volume up way high and grow big!

[@RADARTechie]

***** Thats exactly what I did. Scared one of my coworkers when the end music came on though ;)

[@lanscamille943]

Hey, does anyone know what country this tutorial is for? I am in Australia so I’m trying to figure out what season he is referring to when he says for example June. June would be winter for Aus but summer for US or UK for example.

[@Trini-T14]

America. June is when our summer heat starts.

[@Piamia1010]

Can we take all our crowders seedlings and instead of prune them .. separate and plant them ???

[@mj625]

So when you sow your seeds like that, do you end up thinning them out?

[@danmc7692]

I just watched another video of yours from 2019 in which you were planting seedlings and saying why you shouldn't direct sew spinach and other cold hardy plants because of the short growing season and bolting. I'm not sure if I'm dealing with a contradiction or if your opinion changes over time, or what. The reason I'm watching these videos is to figure out if my spinach is planted too close together, but based on this video I'm thinking not.

[@cedarpentowski5452]

Hmmm, I was hoping to grow my own spinach this year but if it’s best grown in the spring, I might have to wait until next year to grow. Since my garden won’t be ready probably until june or some time next week. How best could I make sure I don’t have a lot of bugs attacking my spinach? Last time I tried growing, the poor spinach was being eaten by bugs

[@ptmonagh]

You may not see this as vid is 4 yrs old. However, do mice eat spinach leaves? Had many seedlings at first 3-4 leaves, and then were gone and plants are green stems, but stripped. Should I care for them or start over? Is it too late in high desert at mid May??? 51 d at nite, 83 d daytime temps???

[@GARDENSTATEGARDENER]

NICE HAIR CUT LOL GREAT JOB LUKE

[@MIgardener]

+JOE KOSLOWSKI Thanks joe!

[@WONDERring]

I planted some of the tomato and pepper seeds I got from you and they are just starting to pop up through the coconut coir. Now what? Should I fertilize now since I haven't yet and when do I transplant? In a few months I'll be trying out the salsa recipe.

[@edward6510]

Is Epsom salt good fertilizer and how much do I use?

[@christinesorrento9245]

Q) what intensity of sunlight do they need

[@mikevanover4875]

Great info as always thank you

[@lilyblain2579]

hah I only planted 9 seeds per square foot so far this year. Interesting, do you thin them out as they pop or just let them grow? :)

[@MIgardener]

+Lily B We don't thin at all. The strongest will grow and they will thin themselves. We never touch them once we plant.

[@lilyblain2579]

Awesome, thanks for sharing. I will try that

[@conleyguitar]

Great concept! Would this also work for kale and other greens?

[@blackmber]

In my experience kale plants get a lot bigger than spinach, so if you want it to grow to full maturity and harvest large leaves they will need a lot more space. If you plant them close like the spinach you can harvest the micro greens and perhaps thin them out as they grow. Most other greens grow to a more moderate size and it’s up to you whether to harvest the small leaves or give them space and time to bulk up.

[@mommadramapreps8668]

Here in Southern Ohio I have tried to plant spinach several times and the problem I have is in early spring is slow to germinate and slow to grow. Perhaps I'm not feeding enough.

[@johnpulliam1165]

Luke, the issue we have with Spinach is that it will germinated really well, but after a week or so, they just die. Granted, I will say that when we tried it, we did not have fertilizer in the containers, but it was a soil that had organic matter in it. Any ideas?

[@MIgardener]

+John Pulliam too wet!

[@johnambrogio9585]

Hi Luke, when would be the best time in the fall to plant spinach in SE Michigan? Thanks

[@jaysonchristianson3593]

Do you ever have problems with leaf miners? and if so, what do you do about them?

[@MIgardener]

+Jayson Christianson I do not on spinach, but we do have an episode talking about how we deal with them in detail!

[@calbaking]

good video, nice attitude

[@PJ_White]

Good video. Oh yeah, any word on when the Trifecta will be off back order?

[@MIgardener]

+PJ White It will be off backorder as soon as we get a chance to count how many we have. If you place an order we will ship withing a day or two :)

[@PJ_White]

+MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living Thanks...I ordered a 3 lb bag last week.

[@niasuh786]

Can you please post a link to where I could buy the seeds from your website?

[@matt.marcella2113]

Great tips!

[@MIgardener]

+Mmarcella99 Thanks!

[@mjay3734]

Is it too late to start spinach in Oklahoma? I have an existing 8'x16' garden but I'm trying to make better use of my space.

[@MIgardener]

+M Jay I don't think it is too late. However you might not get a super abundant crop. It is worth a shot though!

[@fluffysuds]

What about your Vegagrow would that be ok for the spinach?

[@ilanmagen]

Thank you

[@KeithAllisonRealtor]

The box is pressure treated, is it not? Is that not an issue with the chemicals leaching into the soil?

[@SmoothChino]

no

[@claraslate]

Nice tips, tfs!

[@Kindafu]

Do You thin these later?

[@marlenepopos12]

I have alot of ants in my garden, so i got to grow the seeds in containers or i get no spinach. Any ideas how to get rid of ants. Let me know.

[@peytonlackie8949]

Could I plant it in fall?

[@chrisanastaspoulos9936]

What type of sand do you use to cut your compost with? Thank you!

[@MIgardener]

regular beach sand, playground sand works too.

[@gittyheiman8288]

Can I grow spinach in a container?

[@hopeking3588]

Cannot get spinish to germate it is April 11. Is that too soon

[@asamusicdude]

can i grow spinach in winter in zone 9 with cover?

[@greeneking77]

Do you know why my tiny spinach seedling is folding up his cotyledons like a bowtie? Its not bugs or disease.

[@absolutelyawesome9725]

could you grow spinach in Florida during summer?🌿

[@coleweede1953]

No

[@adrianpereira6684]

Great video, constructive feedback next time apply brevity.

[@davidtoledo307]

how do you grow cabbage in a pot??? In New Mexico

[@julieparenti569]

This being a cold weather crop, do you think this would grow well in a pot inside? I have a garden window in my kitchen that stays somewhat cool throughout the Wisconsin winter months and thought I might be able to grow it there. Thoughts?

[@Leticianieto40]

Could you do spinach in a container

[@azintrepid1]

Thank you. Have you ever provided list of acceptable sellers for the seeds. I didn't think it mattered until I saw your videos. I got my seeds from Survival Essentials on Amazon. Now I'm concerned.

[@ValoreReviewsAndMore]

i love my spinach its gos grat with my tomatoes in a salad

[@guyincognito5706]

5:50 Earthworm alert 👍👍👍

[@naqashmuhammad6909]

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[@naqashmuhammad6909]

Think u

[@off_lineofficial]

Lol today I just bought a 4 cell for $5!!!! Absolutely insane this world is

[@thelunchclubmemberone673]

do you now when your trifecta will restock

[@boboscurse4130]

Do you grow spinach hydroponically indoors?

[@stephaniehart4772]

Where do I buy seeds for 99cents?

[@nuclearmonster4259]

My spinach is very very small what should i do.

[@pgal6904]

What zone are you in. Im in nw Indiana.

[@candylamas]

could you give us an update of your spinachs?

[@MIgardener]

They are in our tummy. They are bolting because of the heat, but they grew HUGE! and they were so delicious.

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

The snails ate my spinach every year.

[@Jedidragoon]

have you tried growing perpetual Spinach? It taste like spinach but is a member of the Swiss chard family.

[@MIgardener]

+Jenni S I have, I like it!

[@barbaraperry2796]

What type of spinach?

[@sandiatek7201]

But you did not tell how long it will take from seed to harvest, how to water etc. How could be this video a complete guide?

[@paulaangelina7750]

Sigh.. Really discouraging since i live in southern florida. I started in April but its just 80 degrees year round :(

[@bananaman752]

I had one good season with spinach after that It would never grow right..It could be the age of the seeds too..

[@MIgardener]

+Gardening in Missouri it could be, it could also be nutrients.

[@bananaman752]

***** Could be but I use a really good worm fertilizer..think it could be that still maybe too much?

[@MIgardener]

Gardening in Missouri you can't overload the organic based fertilizers.

[@swatichandramouli2090]

very informative but less audible i grew dem in container n it took 45 days grow

[@MIgardener]

+swati iyer The gain was turned down because the old mic I was using would crackle if the gain was turned up. The mic I am using now is much better, but I forgot to adjust the gain which made the volume very low. Sorry about that. Turn the volume up way high and grow big!

[@lisapapanis5224]

Way my spinach got lots off black spots ?

[@zipperfixer7007]

Do you see the worm?

[@jennekleinlein]

Anybody notice the worm wiggling in the dirt?

[@davidrank]

RIP worm 6:12

[@MB-ux5tx]

Next video: How to Grow Sideburns

[@bennettelauren8487]

Flash forward to 2022 when it’s $5 for a small box of spinach at the store 😭

[@debbieboullion6881]

I tried growing spinich this winter and it got lessy and died so wont do that again

[@MIgardener]

if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again!

[@amwartwork]

fertilizer: dont buy any. make your own. You learn much better that way. Grass clippings from mowning the lawn for example. soak in a bucket of water for 3 days and turn it every day 2 times. then sieve out the wet grass. chuck the gras into your compost pile and keep the liqiuid for feeding. free fertilizer. the next time you go for a walk, grab a riucksack and fill it with tree sticks that have broken off over winter. burn them and spread the ashes over alkaline loving lettuce