Sounds like a familiar topic? May be it is… but I wanted to write about seed starting spinach for lot of reasons. Couple of weeks back, I was invited to ThoughtWorks, Bangalore to give a talk on Urban gardening to a group of techies. I was quite excited. I had given talks like this before but this was the first of its kind. The talk went very well. Many of them were very excited and had tons of questions. All of them had one question in common.. The million dollar question.. Which vegetable plant should I start with?
There are several plants one can start with. My recommendation is, always choose something that yields quickly and easy to grow. Spinach is a good candidate for starter project. Most of the times, I find myself explaining this. Hence I thought, I will make a video out of it. So without further ado, the videos of sowing spinach.
Part I
Part II
UPDATE: Part III.
UPDATE: Part IV
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Good luck on starting your vegetable garden.
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Thanks for these videos, gg. They are very useful. One of my spinach plants has seeded. On the net, I’ve learnt that you should wait for the plant to dry and then hang up the seeds for a few days to dry the seeds before planting. Should I stop watering the plant to let it dry up? It’s not showing any signs of doing so.
Thanks for the great videos!! really helpful. One question though, should i add anything like manure once it germinates? if yes, how often?
Thanks for the video. Just discovered your blog and am really loving it.
this is just what i need! thanks a lot for sharing!
thanks for the video.is it just cocopith or should i add soil.or can i use soil and vermicompost instead?and should i keep the tray in direct sunlight…..i was doing little bit of terrace gardening.i had stopped for time being due to many reasons..after many days i am visiting ur website for inspiration and i got it thanks a lot.
sarita
The potting media is cocopith and compost. You can use soil also. There is no harm. I use cocopeat because I am in 6th floor and its easy to work with for me. You can keep them in direct sunlight. Spinach can handle that. good you are starting again…
Great videos and tips!
Hey,
Love the blog, you def have a new follower.
I was wondering if you knew what kind of plants are good for heavily shaded gardens? we have a tiny tiny city garden, but it is surrounded by big oak trees which i suspect are sucking the life out of everything, couple that with it not getting an ounce of sun and me being a complete novice, i’ve no idea what to plant in there, everything from last year died.
thanks for your help!!
door251
All kind of greens thrive in moderate shade.
very nice ideas… have been reading about gardening with coco pith and hydroponic nutrients for a while now … we stay in bangalore and am really looking forward to revive our garden with flowering plants and a nice kitchen garden as well.. what are hydroponic nutrients and where in bangalore can you get them ? i can definitely get coco pith from close by.
laxmi,
hydroponic nutrients are formulations specifically made for type of the plant. you can start with water soluble fertilizer. send me a PM if you want them admin@geekgardener.in
I understand that you use only coco peat to grow seeds and seedlings as well. But I’m sure these plants don’t grow in coco peat only with so lush green leaves. There should be something that you add to coco peat. Please could you reveal what it is?
Thanks
You are right shers. Cocopeat doesn’t have any nutrient in it by itself. So I add water soluble fertilizers to it. You can use 19-19-19 fertilizer to it or any hydroponic solution meant for leafy vegetables.
hope this helps
gg
Hi GG,
Very inspiring website. I have planted palak seeds in 1:1:1 mix of soil,sand and manure. can you tell me in what stage do i have to put 19-19-19 and how much?
Thanks.