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Spinach appears to be reacting to the heat by raising its leaves toward the
sky. Noticed these not having as much sun, don't raise their leaves as high and not degrading as much. Worst not growing very well. Some leaves are yellowing near ground. When should I write these off? -- Jonny |
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"Jonny" wrote in message k.net... Spinach appears to be reacting to the heat by raising its leaves toward the sky. Noticed these not having as much sun, don't raise their leaves as high and not degrading as much. Worst not growing very well. Some leaves are yellowing near ground. When should I write these off? Now. Spinach is not a hot-weather plant. There's hope though. I have some Malabar "spinach" (see http://sd1new.net/GardenPages/spinach.htm up and going, and I hope it will give us some greens, along with the chard and baby bok choy, through the summer. BTW, I'm also trying Jericho lettuce for the first time, and so far, so good. It's a heat resistant romaine-type, developed in Israel. David |
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You are not going to get spinach or many greens to thrive in the
summer here. Certainly not bok choy, or other cool weather crops. On Mon, 22 May 2006 17:29:35 GMT, "David Wright" wrote: "Jonny" wrote in message nk.net... Spinach appears to be reacting to the heat by raising its leaves toward the sky. Noticed these not having as much sun, don't raise their leaves as high and not degrading as much. Worst not growing very well. Some leaves are yellowing near ground. When should I write these off? Now. Spinach is not a hot-weather plant. There's hope though. I have some Malabar "spinach" (see http://sd1new.net/GardenPages/spinach.htm up and going, and I hope it will give us some greens, along with the chard and baby bok choy, through the summer. BTW, I'm also trying Jericho lettuce for the first time, and so far, so good. It's a heat resistant romaine-type, developed in Israel. David |
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"Jangchub" wrote in message ... You are not going to get spinach or many greens to thrive in the summer here. Certainly not bok choy, or other cool weather crops. I'm growing Green Fortune Baby Pak Choi (said to be heat-resistant) from reneesgarden.com, and it's doing nicely so far in this hotter-than-usual May. I have it in a bed in dappled shade under a red bud tree, along with some Jericho lettuce. I'm growing both thickly, and using 3-4 inch thinnings for salads, along with curly endive and escarole that are still growing well in the sun. As mentioned before, the Malabar "spinach" is not a true spinach, just looks like it. David |
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"David Wright" wrote in message
k.net... "Jonny" wrote in message k.net... Spinach appears to be reacting to the heat by raising its leaves toward the sky. Noticed these not having as much sun, don't raise their leaves as high and not degrading as much. Worst not growing very well. Some leaves are yellowing near ground. When should I write these off? Now. Spinach is not a hot-weather plant. There's hope though. I have some Malabar "spinach" (see http://sd1new.net/GardenPages/spinach.htm up and going, and I hope it will give us some greens, along with the chard and baby bok choy, through the summer. BTW, I'm also trying Jericho lettuce for the first time, and so far, so good. It's a heat resistant romaine-type, developed in Israel. David Excuse the delay in my reply. The spinach is looking worse everyday. And I agree, it appears to be heat related. So, am pulling them up so I don't have to watch them die. Not sure what I will replace them with. My leaf lettuce is mostly fully matured. Its doing well despite the heat. Not sure of the specific species, bought the seed at the local Dollar General store. Its got the light green leaves commonly seen at the grocery store advertised as leaf lettuce. They vary from 6" to 12" high. The ones with the seed stalks on top are nearing 2'. -- Jonny |
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On Thu, 25 May 2006 12:30:55 GMT, "Jonny"
wrote: "David Wright" wrote in message nk.net... "Jonny" wrote in message k.net... Spinach appears to be reacting to the heat by raising its leaves toward the sky. Noticed these not having as much sun, don't raise their leaves as high and not degrading as much. Worst not growing very well. Some leaves are yellowing near ground. When should I write these off? Now. Spinach is not a hot-weather plant. There's hope though. I have some Malabar "spinach" (see http://sd1new.net/GardenPages/spinach.htm up and going, and I hope it will give us some greens, along with the chard and baby bok choy, through the summer. BTW, I'm also trying Jericho lettuce for the first time, and so far, so good. It's a heat resistant romaine-type, developed in Israel. David Excuse the delay in my reply. The spinach is looking worse everyday. And I agree, it appears to be heat related. So, am pulling them up so I don't have to watch them die. Not sure what I will replace them with. My leaf lettuce is mostly fully matured. Its doing well despite the heat. Not sure of the specific species, bought the seed at the local Dollar General store. Its got the light green leaves commonly seen at the grocery store advertised as leaf lettuce. They vary from 6" to 12" high. The ones with the seed stalks on top are nearing 2'. Seed stalks? That lettuce is inedible now. It has bolted and the leaf lettuce will be very bitter to taste. |
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