Sep 21, 2006

Spinach Madness


From Wednesday's Mercury News:
Spinach fans, don't despair: Just grow it yourself
By Holly Hayes

"Popeye reached for canned spinach, but if you're craving the fresh stuff, you can always pick up your trowel and grow your own.

"Cultivating spinach in the home garden -- whether in a traditional plot or containers -- is easy, say cool-season vegetable gardeners. And the bonus is that if you start your plants from seed, you can try some varieties that rarely show up at the market."

(Plus, none of that E. coli nastiness.)

Read the full story for sources and cultivation tips.

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