Remember, I told you Belinda would be back once a week answering your gardening questions! Today’s question is from Bree and it is actually going to change how I garden…in that I’ll grow spinach. She wanted to know how to harvest spinach (and lettuce for that matter) with out all of the grit. We all know there are not many worse things in this world than a rocky, sandy salad. Well have no fear! Belinda has opened my eyes (and yours) on how to successfully harvest your spinach and store it for up to TWO WEEKS in your refrigerator! So if you have a question you’d like Belinda to answer, email me at everydayfoodstorage (at) gmail (dot) com.
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SQUARE FOOT GARDENING 101: Harvesting Spinach-CORRECTLY!
HAVE QUESTIONS?: Belinda will be around all summer answering your gardening questions. Email questions to everydayfoodstorage (at) gmail (dot) com
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DID YOU MISS A DAY OF THE SQUARE FOOT GARDENING CLASS?
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Day One: Basics of Square Foot Gardening
Day Two: Secrets for Planning a Successful Garden
Day Three: The Boxes! Learn how to make them, buy them, and some secret benefits!
Day Four: Mixing Your Soil: Mel’s Mix!
Day Five: Composting-learn everything you need to know about efficient and effective composting
Day Seven: Seeds with bonus videos on how to start your seeds indoors!
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Thank you and Belinda both for this. I do this with my turnip greens, too. We grew turnip-less greens last year and had them all summer, and into the fall. They finally died out at the end of winter.
I read on a lettuce seed packet that if your lettuce or spinach is a little bitter, harvest it, wash it, and place in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator. The next day it won’t be bitter. This method worked for me!
Belinda mentioned using shade cover to extend the harvest of a cool weather vegetable. Where do you find shade cover, or cover to keep out bugs until the plants start to flower? My local gardening supply centers were clueless about them. 🙁
what is the best way to dry spinach after it is washed so that it can be refrigerated?