Do it now. Trust me. Do it before the first snow, planted any way you like; broadcast atop the soil, buried slightly in rows, it doesn’t matter. Spinach will spend the winter getting ready to burst forth in great profusion in spring. And I mean GREAT profusion.
By comparison, spinach I sow in spring — no matter how early — does, well, pretty much ahhh. Marginal.
I don’t have a good photo of spinach because we ate it all.
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Peter V. Fossel has been gardening since he was nine, and has been an organic farmer for the last 20 years. His most recent book, “Organic Farming, Everything You Need to know” was published by Voyageur Press, Minneapolis, 2007. He’s written numerous gardening articles for Organic Gardening, Horticulture, Country Journal, Out Here, and American Profile among others. He was Gardens Manager for The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson in Tennessee before returning to Cape Cod to start his newest organic venture, Swan River Farm in Dennisport, MA.
Thank you Peter! I’m running out right now and will keep watch for next spring’s profusion.
Good idea! You seemed a little overwhelmed in your last email missive, so I prescribe gardening, my friend.
wonderfully inspiring!
I ran out to my weedy boxes, and planted some spinach.
I am sure lots of people did.
thanks for all you do, and inspire.
Holly