![]() Like spinach, lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a wonderful leafy green to plant early in the spring season-especially in containers. See our Beets Growing Guide for more information. Harvest a few early leaves to throw in stir-fries, leaving the root until later (about 50 to 70 days after planting).Keep in mind that beets are extremely thirsty, so water them regularly and heavily during the growing season.To thin, cut sprouts at soil level to keep from disturbing the roots of the other plants.Plant seeds 1/2 inch deep and 1 to 2 inches apart, thinning to 3 to 4 inches between plants when they are about 2 inches tall.Sow seeds in soil with a temperature of 50° to 80☏ for germination in 5 to 10 days.Before planting, add aged manure to your soil beets require a high level of phosphorus to grow well.Slice, dice, or grate beets into salads or stir-fries, blend them into dressings or smoothies, or pickle them to be saved for a midwinter snack. Beets are a cold-hardy and frost-resistant root crop that flourishes in northern gardens. 3. Beetsīeets ( Beta vulgaris) are rich in iron, vitamins C and B6, and fiber. See our Pea Growing Guide for more information. Start picking peas once they are bright green and plump. Pea vines grow up trellises easily, with little training necessary.Plant seeds just 1/2 to 1 inch under the soil and cover up! Spread seeds 2 inches apart in early spring.Peas are cold-resistant but not tolerant of heat, so get them into the ground as soon as it’s workable.Peas harvest in 6 to 8 weeks, but the best thing is that you start them very early-4 to 6 weeks before the last spring frost date, even if there’s snow on the ground! Try planting regular sweet peas, crispy sugar snap peas (with round edible pod), and/or snow peas (with thin edible pod). Green Peasįresh peas out of the garden are nature’s candy their sweet taste goes starchy once they get to a grocery store. Photo Credit: Samotrebizan/Getty Images 2. ![]() See our Spinach Growing Guide for more information. Start harvesting tender baby spinach at 3 to 5 weeks or wait longer for bigger, heartier leaves (about 40 days after planting).Ĭooking Tip: Water-soluble vitamins (e.g., vitamin C, all B vitamins) will boil off in water, so steam spinach or cook it with little to no water rather than boiling it.Thin the sprouts when they are 1 to 2 inches tall to every 4 inches. Plant seeds 1/2 inch deep every 2 inches, in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Spinach prefers an area with morning sun and afternoon shade.Starts seeds about 1 week after the last frost has passed. The trick is to plant spinach early because it will bolt when it gets hot.Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) loves cool weather and you can begin harvesting after only a few weeks! Sauté spinach leaves, throw them into a salad, or scramble them into eggs for a vitamin-rich dish. ![]()
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