How to take care of Spinach Plant?

Spinach is a leafy vegetable that likes to be well-fertilized. Therefore, fertilizer application is essential for its good growth. It is better to take care of spinach when planting it. While preparing the mixture for the grow bag, add 100 g of neem cake and 100 g of bone meal. It is a good idea to add a tablespoon of lime beforehand to the grow bag’s filling medium.

How to Grow Spinach Plants Faster?

  • Earthworm compost, rotten chicken manure and fish manure are good.
  • Draining the water from a neem cake solution to the vegetable bed in the morning or evening will speed up the growth.
  • Two weeks after planting, add biogas slurry, biofertilizer, diluted cow urine and groundnut cake soaked in water to help the spinach grow well.
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Ways to Protect Spinach Plant from Pests and Diseases

  • Mix 20g of Trichoderma in diluted rice water, keep it for some time and leave it in the vegetable bed for a while to prevent leaf spot disease.
  • Be sure to water them only if needed.
  • Remove such leaves to avoid worms that eat the spinach.
  • Place a light trap between the spinach and spray them with neem pesticides.
  • Mix Peruvala nutrients with a soap solution and sprinkle.
  • Spray the diluted solution of 1 ml Malathion 50% E.C mixed with one liter of water only if necessary.

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