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Spinach
Plant·Spinacia oleracea
Part sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 3–9
Hardiness
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a plant. It grows best in sun to part shade and has moderate water needs. It grows well with tomato, common bean and cabbage.
Through the year
Out of seasonDying backReady to harvest
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants part sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–7.5
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Draws up iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (edible leaves)
Provides iron
Provides calcium
Provides magnesium
Provides potassium
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height15–30 cm
Spacing15 cm (min 10 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width15–30 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 0 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
Confidence95%
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