Spinach – the early green culture used in clinical and dietary nutrition. Eat young leaves of plant. They are vitamin-rich A, C, E, D, groups B and also contain potassium, iodine, iron. From leaves of spinach cook salads, soups, puree and juice. The most popular grades: "Giant", Victoria, Virofle. Features of cultivation of spinach are in many respects similar to technology of cultivation of sheet salad.
It is required to you
- - mineral and organic fertilizers, - spinach seeds,
- - water for watering.
Instruction
1. For cultivation of spinach choose loamy or sandy fertile soils on which potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers have been landed earlier. Dig over the site in the spring and introduce mineral fertilizers. On 1 sq.m 2 tablespoons of the granulated superphosphate, on 1 spoon of chloride potassium, urea and bank of ashes with a capacity of 0.5 l will be necessary for you. If for the previous vegetable cultures organic fertilizers were not used, it is necessary to bring 0.5-1 bucket of humus on 1 sq.m.
2. Begin crops of seeds of spinach in the middle of April. On the prepared ridges make furrows of 3-4 cm in depth. Plant seeds with interval of 2-3 cm, at edges – is slightly more dense, than in the center. Fill up furrows and with the help grabel slightly stamp the soil. If necessary water the soil.
3. Care for spinach consists in weeding of weeds, superficial loosening and watering in dry weather. Diseases and wreckers can affect plant: false mealy dew, caterpillars cabbage scoops, plant louse. At infection with false mealy dew on leaves yellow spots appear. Such plants need to be destroyed. For pest control in due time weed ridges and boundary and surely remove weeds from the site. Against plant louse sprayings by tomato or tobacco infusion help.
4. Maturing of spinach takes 20-30 days after crops. It is suitable for the use when the plant has 4-6 developed leaves. Pull out spinach with root or cut off in the morning when dew dries. Do not allow formation of flower escapes and strelkovaniye, otherwise leaves of spinach become unsuitable in food.
5. You store spinach in the fridge in plastic bag at temperature near - 1 wasps. At such way it remains fresh up to two months.