Growing Spinach, also English spinach

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(Best months for growing Spinach in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 77°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 8 - 12 inches apart
Harvest in 5-11 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Broad beans (fava), cabbage, cauliflower, celery, eggplant (aubergine), onion, peas, strawberry, santolina

Your comments and tips

16 May 08, Liz (Unknown climate): Have you tried soaking in a saucer of water for 24 hours? You may find that the hard coat will soften enough to encourage germination.
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14 May 08, Janette Jenyns (Unknown climate): No success at all getting spinach seed to germinate. Have tried planting in egg carton covered with plastic to keep moist by still no luck.
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01 May 08, Noelene Smith (Unknown climate): I have success with this seed. I keep it damp and protected. In the middle of a group of plants I just sprinkle seed. then transplant it before it get over 10-15 cm. Snails are the worst enemy of new shoots so you will have to protect the seed as they shoot.
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20 Apr 08, Lynton Wright (Unknown climate): I Find Spinach the most Difficult vegetable to grow. That is to strike
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