Spinach Garden-fresh young leaves make wonderfully tasty salads; mature leaves are deliciously tangy fresh or cooked. Grow cool, as a spring or fall crop. Plant spinach seeds an inch apart in rows 14-18 inches apart and cover the seeds with a 1/2 inch of soil. Keep the soil moist and after the seeds germinate thin them to stand 3-5 inches apart. Germination days: 7 - 14 days Maturation days: 37 days ALUGBATI: Plant the seeds directly outside after soil temperatures have warmed to the minimum temperature required for germination of 65 F. Plant them about 1/4 inch deep in rows spaced about eight inches apart. Alternatively, spread seeds all across the soil and then thin the seedlings later so that they are spaced about eight inches apart. Keep the soil consistently moist. If the soil dries out, the plants can flower, which makes the leaves taste bitter. Things You Will Need Soil testing kit Lime or sulfur, depending on soil test results Compost Tiller Tips If you want to start growing alugbati before the soil warms to 65 F, start seeds in pots indoors and transplant the young plants outside after the soil warms up. Plant the vine next to a trellis and help it climb the trellis by draping over the lowest tier once it grows long enough to reach it, or about a foot high. Harvest individual leaves as they mature and reach full size. spinach 15seeds baby spinach 5 seeds water spinach/kangkong 20 seeds malabar spinach/alugbati 8 seeds