Spinach Seeds (Palak)

🌿 Spinach Seeds

Grow your own healthy, nutrient-rich spinach at home with our premium quality spinach seeds. Packed with iron, calcium, and essential vitamins, spinach is one of the easiest and fastest leafy vegetables to grow. Ideal for kitchen gardens, pots, or open fields, it thrives in cool seasons and offers a fresh supply of greens within weeks. Enjoy it in salads, smoothies, or Indian dishes like palak paneer — 100% natural and easy to cultivate.

🌱 Sowing Method for Spinach Seeds

📅 Best Time to Sow

• Cool Seasons: October to February (winter crop)

• Can also be grown in partial shade during summer in cooler regions

🪴 Soil Preparation

• Use well-drained, loamy soil rich in organic matter

• pH: 6.0 to 7.0

• Add compost or well-rotted cow dung before sowing

🌰 Seed Sowing

• Sow directly into pots, grow bags, or garden beds

• Depth: 0.5 inch (1–1.5 cm)

• Spacing: 3–4 inches between seeds in rows spaced 10–12 inches apart

• Water gently after sowing

⏳ Germination

• Germinates in 6–10 days

• Thin seedlings after germination to allow healthy growth

🌿 Spinach Plant Care Tips

☀️ Sunlight

• Needs 4–6 hours of sunlight daily

• Can tolerate partial shade, especially in warmer regions

💧 Watering

• Keep the soil evenly moist

• Avoid waterlogging – it can cause yellowing or rotting

🧴 Fertilizer

• Add organic compost or vermicompost every 15–20 days

• Avoid high nitrogen fertilizers to prevent bitterness

🐛 Pest & Disease Management

• Generally pest-resistant

• Use neem oil spray if aphids or leaf miners appear

✂️ Harvesting

• Ready in 30–40 days after sowing

• Harvest young leaves regularly to encourage new growth

  🌿 Growing Spinach in Pots / Indoors

  You can grow spinach easily on a balcony, terrace, or even windowsill:

  • Use grow bags (12″ depth) or wide pots

  • Keep in bright indirect sunlight if indoors

  • Rotate pot weekly to ensure uniform light

  • Water when top 1 inch of soil is dry

  • Harvest outer leaves, leaving center intact for continuous growth