Ugaoo seed sowing Instructions

Leafy Vegetables: Spinach

Pictures of Spinach growing on raised beds & in containers

• Sowing season: Throughout the year. Best grown in winter.• Sowing method: Seeds are sown directly on raised beds or in containers.• Harvesting: Within 30 days • Growing container: Shallow container with minimum depth of 6 inches &

bigger spread area(according to available space & your requirement) like Trays or crates.

• Growing medium:• 2 part garden soil & 1 part any organic manure or• 1 part garden soil, 1 part coco-peat & 1 part Vermicompost.

2 part garden soil

1 part any organic manure

1 part garden soil

1 part coco-peat

1 part vermicompost

Shallow container filled with Pot mixture or soil

Steps for seed sowing

1. Spacing: Make very shallow holes (1 cm) with distance of 6 x 6 inches apart by finger throughout the surface of soil medium.

2. Sow 2-3 seeds per hole.3. Push the seeds little bit in soil medium with your fingers & cover

them all with surrounding soil.4. Water the sown seed bed immediately by light shower with watering

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Steps for seed sowing

Growth Stages

1.Germination: Seeds will germinate within first 6 days or even much earlier & tiny seedlings will be visible with first leaves.

2.Thinning: If more than one seed has germinated per hole, cut off the smaller seedlings & only keep one seedling per hole.

3.Baby Spinach: Plants will be seen in 10-15 days.

4.Mature Leaves: Will be ready to harvest in 30 days.

Growing InstructionsSunlight: Spinach requires partial sunlight (3-4 hours) in summer & it can withstand full sunlight in winters. Place your containers accordingly.

Watering technique: Water your spinach container / raised bed every day in the form of light shower with watering. Sprinklers can be placed outdoors.

Manuring: As mentioned earlier, add good quality organic manure in the soil with 2:1 ratio before sowing seeds. Organic manure can be well rotten cow dung manure, farmyard manure, Bio-compost or Vermicompost

Growing Instructions

Plant care: Always look for the early signs of any insect/fungal/ any other infections. Spay appropriate medicines as soon as any symptoms of such infections are spotted.

Harvesting: About 30 days after sowing, Spinach can be harvested by cutting the mature leaves using a scissor and leaving the tender growing base of the plant for the next harvest. This way you can harvest for 4-5 times inintervals of 25-30 days.

MicrogreensIf you plan to grow micro greens spinach. Grow it indoors in flat containers. Sow-scatter the seeds in crowded manner. You can harvest it in 10-15 days by uprooting baby plants.

Microgreens

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