How to grow Spinach (Palak) at Home

Spinach is also known as ‘Palak’. It is one of the leafy vegetable which can easily grow in our home garden. Spinach leaves are natural source of vitamins, anti-oxidents, so we can include them in our diet plan, which is good for the health of our eyes, increase metabolism and prevents many lifestyle deceases.

We can have raw or cooked spinach. Indian Spinach or Palak is commonly used in soups, salads, or we can mix it with other vegetables for preparing side dishes or stir fries.

You can buy spinach seeds from local market or from online websites like agriearth.com or amazon.in

How to grow spinach

The most appropriate time for sowing spinach seeds is September-march. We can use grow bags, trays, glasses for sowing. or we can sow them directly to ground.A mix of soil, sand, coco peat and cow dung powder will be a good potting mix. Soaking Spinach seeds in water overnight will help for faster germination. It will take up to seven days to germinate the seeds. Keep the soil moist every time. Spinach does not require excess watering. After the germination process has completed we can replant them to prepared soil bed. Always keep the plant or prepare soil in a place where it can get full sunlight. Irrigation should be done in the morning.