Picking Spinach Leaves, Weeding, and Adding Wood Ash
Yesterday I decided to pick some of the spinach leaves that were getting quite large outside. I like picking the leaves when they get large enough that they can be used for a sandwich. You can pick them small and toss them into a salad, but I prefer larger darker leaves rather than small paler ones.
One thing you need to keep in mind is not picking too many leaves because this could cause them to go to seed very quickly and that would end your spinach season. So to prevent this from happening I always leave a couple of large leaves on the plant.
This way you are not shocking them with removing too much of the leaves. As long as you keep feeding them they will continue to produce delicious green foliage. Here are some pictures I took of before and after cutting the leaves. (more…)