spinach

 

 

Recently, the price of vegetables such as cabbage 400 yen is very high. (;^ω^)

At such times, I think it would be nice to grow up quickly and get nutritious vegetables easily
I would like to grow spinach. (^ ◇ ^)

 

 

 

 

What I learned from investigating spinach

 

Resistant to cold (even at 0 ° C) but weak to heat (when temperature rises above 25 ° C, illness is more likely)

Harvest while thinning out every 2-3 leaves, 3-4, 5-6.

Toe standing (with flower buds) when you feel stress, such as heat or lack of water.

Weak on acidic soil

Has continuous cropping failure

It was .

Is it weak against acid soil and there are continuous cropping obstacles?
For now, let's grow it in hydroponics that is not affected by these two effects.
That ’s why I brought it up in plastic bottle hydroponics (^ ◇ ^)

（>> Here is how to make plastic bottle hydroponics.）

 

Daiso (One Dollar shop) purchased two 100 yen spinach seeds. (^ ◇ ^)

Spinach seeds are hot (> 25 ° C) and difficult to germinate.

It is good to put it in the water all day and night, and then lay the kitchen paper in the tapper and sprinkle it with water spray.

 

But |дﾟ)

Is there a difference in the number of germination days between soaking and drinking water all day and night?
I was a little worried, so I tried it out (^ ◇ ^)

(> > Click here to see the difference in germination with seeds that were soaked in water all day and night )

 

Experimental results,

Since it was found that germination efficiency was better when soaked in water, germinate using seeds soaked overnight in water.

 

Carefully plant the germinated seeds on a plastic bottle hydroponic plant.

(Five kinds of plants were planted.)

 

Three days after germination, Futaba has already grown so much.

Spinach seeds started on May 17, 2016.

The average temperature in June was 22 ° C in Tokyo.
(The optimum temperature for growing spinach is 15 to 20 ° C.)

 

After 12 days, the number of leaves is 2-3.

The thinning time is 2 ~ 3 sheets, 4 ~ 5 sheets, and
6 ~ 7 sheets. This time we will continue to grow without thinning out.

( * When growing at Otsuka House (OAT House), use 2000 times concentrated solution from germination to flowering .)

 

 

18 days later, it's a little crowded but growing well.

 

After 25 days, the leaves are growing up.

The yield is better with thinning out.

 

32 days later

It's already a great spinach. (^ ◇ ^)

Is it good to harvest around here?
Let's grow a little more to see the growth of spinach.

 

 

That's 39 days later? ! (´・ω・`)

Something unfamiliar rises ...
Spinach seems to have a tow stand (flower bud) when it feels stress such as water shortage or heat.
Sorry. It was stressful.・ ・ ・ (;´･ω･)
After this, it was harvested and delicious.

Nitrogen removal
(change from fertilizer water to just water) about 5 days before harvest
You can make it more delicious. (^ ◇ ^)

 

 

Grow spinach,

I felt that I grew up and felt that it was fast and easy to eat.
You might have to think about summer growth a little because of the heat, but
I thought it would be nice to plant around 4 plastic bottles all the time.

 

 

 

 

I watched a short video about the growth from spinach germination.

(*^▽^*)

 

 

(;^ω^)Sorry for the Japanese subtitles

 

（※Japanese is translated into English by translation software.
I am sorry if it is strange English.）