While there are some types of spinach that can tolerate colder temperatures as low as 20 degrees F, most plants won’t survive over 90 degrees. While the seeds are germinating, temperatures can drop as low as 40 degrees without damaging them. Nitrogen is essential to growing spinach indoors, and for most potted plants as well. If you are growing your spinach to full-size, give each plant a minimum of 6 … Spinach Seeds. In areas where lilacs grow, old-time farmers say to plant spinach when lilacs are in first leaf. Full-grown spinach plants are not very large, and you can grow one or two plants successfully in a 1 gallon (3.8 liter) pot, or you can use a larger container and grow more plants together.

Even a relatively small 10- to 12-inch pot or a window … Growing Spinach in Containers: If space is tight or rabbits are many, you can easily grow spinach in containers.

; Scatter spinach or lettuce seeds around emerging bulb foliage to make wise use of your garden space, and have a leafy green crop at the ready to cover the bare spots left by deadheaded spring flowers.

On March 26, 1937, a Popeye statue was unveiled during a spinach festival in Crystal City, Texas. Fertilizing. Start from sowing spinach seeds in the pro-trays/ seed starting trays or in nursery beds but for this, you have to be vigilant when transplanting and roots must be properly cleaned to get ward off soil particles and then keep pro-trays sufficiently moistened, covered in a dark place to let the seeds to germinate.