Growing profiles
Choose how this crop will be grown. Dimensions, spacing and timing belong to the selected profile—not to the species as a single universal value.
Standard spinach
Cool-season spinach for direct sowing and repeated leaf harvest.
- Typical mature height
- 8–18 in (20–45 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Mature canopy
- 6–14 in (15–35 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Plant spacing
- 3–6 in (7.5–15 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Row spacing
- 12–24 in (30–60 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Planting arrangement
- parallel rows · open ground Editorial synthesisbasis
- Support
- Usually unnecessary
- Optional container
- At least 0.5 US gal (2 L) · 1 plant Editorial synthesisbasis
- Best germination range
- 36–75 °F (2–24 °C) Editorial synthesisbasis
Climate-relative calendar
Frost and transplant rules become local dates when climate data is available. Cultivar maturity and crop condition are never replaced by a fabricated date.
Plant Spinach42 days before last spring frost to 21 days before last spring frost Direct sourceEditorial synthesisbasisRecommended: Soil temperature at least 32 °F (0 °C) for 3 consecutive days. Editorial synthesisbasis
Thin Spinach seedlings14 days after plant spinach to 21 days after plant spinach Direct source
Repeat sowing of Spinach14 days after plant spinach to 21 days after plant spinach Editorial synthesisbasis
Begin harvesting Spinach40 days after sowing to 50 days after sowing Planning estimatebasis
Finish harvesting Spinach21 days after first harvest to 45 days after first harvest
Remove Spinach cropthe expected end of harvest to 7 days after the expected end of harvest
Agronomy release agronomy-2026-07-11-r1 · reviewed 2026-07-11 by Gardeningist agronomic research synthesis. Direct-source links indicate close source support; synthesis and planning estimates are labeled separately.