spinach indoors in winter

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vondalin Joined: 10/21/2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 12	Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:09 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by fozbot3 great! glad i could help. another great resource for year-around gardening is [U]THE WINTER HARVEST MANUAL[/U] by Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman. here's another book by Eliot you may find helpful: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/09300317 5X/fourseasonfar-20 scroll down to [U]Four Season Harvest[/U]. Thanks for all the references -- I just may put the book Four Season Harvest on my Christmas list! ha That sounds really interesting! Lin Quote \| Reply \| Report

vondalin Joined: 10/21/2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 12	Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:14 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by CtRich I've grown some under the grow lights in my basement and pinched off the outer leaves to eat. I was surprised, the plants did ok. I was thinking of doing the same thing with a few swiss chard plants. Hi, okay! Maybe there's hope! My transplants are still alive in their new home in the garage yet. I was wondering about using an old fish aquarium with a light on top for a greenhouse... I saw one at a garage sale this past summer for $10 and I'm kicking myself for not buying that. Have you (or anyone) had or heard of any success with this idea/concept? Lin Quote \| Reply \| Report

vondalin Joined: 10/21/2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 12	Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:28 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by vondalin Hi all, I live in Idaho and I'm new to your forum. I have learned so much from reading the posts here. I have a question. I planted spinich in september with plans to harvest before our winter kill and also hoping if I covered it with straw it would make it through the winter and have a head start in the spring. (It worked one year just by accident.) However, I was wondering about transplanting some of this new spinich and bringing indoors to a south window to possibly use during the winter. Has anyone ever tried this? thanks for your input! Lin whoops... I haven't quite figured out how to work this forum conversation correctly... I didn't mean to post this for the third time! sorry... Lin Quote \| Reply \| Report

vondalin Joined: 10/21/2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 12	Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:35 PM PST oh, now I'm really confused! I guess I didn't post my original message afterall! Geez! I better quit now while you all are only [B]wonder'in[/B] if I'm a ditz! ha Lin Quote \| Reply \| Report

Mainegal Joined: 3/30/2002 Location: Southern Maine Zone4/5 Posts: 2550	Posted: Oct/27/2006 1:11 AM PST Lin You were hitting "quote" when you replied so it keeps their post in your post when you reply if you hit "post quick reply" it won't keep their msg in with yours. the button is at the bottom of where you are typing if you want to attach any pics or smilies you need to hit " post reply" which is above on the left any other questions, let us know and someone will come along to try to help you.You are not a ditz. Welcome to GG. Hope this helps you some. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Kale Joined: 11/02/2002 Location: Greenhouse Mi. Posts: 1465	Posted: Oct/27/2006 6:05 PM PST Lin, Have fun with them indoors,Mine didnt do much outdoors so you are ahead of me LOL I did and do bring in some veggies ,they require lots of air circulation and light and less watering, If you can container them and bring them outdoors sometime(each nice day or several times a per week) it would be better,less chance of sadness to come upon them. I do have collards and kale and peppers,eggplant indoors,not doing much but still alive.I need to buy another fan my fans kicked the bucketLOL I have lots outdoors ,cant wait to see if the bring anything next march, ! Some are covered some are just sheltered by a building or grasses,cant wait to see results. Then again I think Spinach is more delicate then kale and collards etc.. have fun let us know how it goes.If you compost that may help it overcome the stress of indoor elements. OH... Imho ...a fish tank is way too small if you plan on the spinach to actullay grow through the winter. Also you cant get them out once they are in without disturbing the root system which they are not fond of.BUT>>> You can wintersow small annuals or perennials and keep them in there throughtout thier life cycle..I did that before worked out nicley Have fun! Kale Quote \| Reply \| Report

zercath Joined: 10/19/2009 Location: morser Posts: 1	Posted: Oct/19/2009 8:39 AM PST My transplants are still alive in their new home in the garage yet. I was wondering about using an old fish aquarium with a light on top for a greenhouse.I would also like to recommend Generic Viagra for people like myself that have intimacy issues. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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vondalin
Joined: 10/21/2006
Location: Boise, Idaho
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Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:09 PM PST

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Originally posted by fozbot3

great! glad i could help.

another great resource for year-around gardening is [U]THE WINTER HARVEST MANUAL[/U] by Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman. here's another book by Eliot you may find helpful: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/09300317 5X/fourseasonfar-20 scroll down to [U]Four Season Harvest[/U].

Thanks for all the references -- I just may put the book Four Season Harvest on my Christmas list! ha That sounds really interesting!

Lin

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vondalin
Joined: 10/21/2006
Location: Boise, Idaho
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Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:14 PM PST

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Originally posted by CtRich

I've grown some under the grow lights in my basement and pinched off the
outer leaves to eat. I was surprised, the plants did ok. I was thinking of doing the same thing with a few swiss chard plants.

Hi,
okay! Maybe there's hope! My transplants are still alive in their new home in the garage yet. I was wondering about using an old fish aquarium with a light on top for a greenhouse... I saw one at a garage sale this past summer for $10 and I'm kicking myself for not buying that. Have you (or anyone) had or heard of any success with this idea/concept?

Lin

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vondalin
Joined: 10/21/2006
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 12

Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:28 PM PST

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Originally posted by vondalin

Hi all, I live in Idaho and I'm new to your forum. I have learned so much from reading the posts here. I have a question. I planted spinich in september with plans to harvest before our winter kill and also hoping if I covered it with straw it would make it through the winter and have a head start in the spring. (It worked one year just by accident.) However, I was wondering about transplanting some of this new spinich and bringing indoors to a south window to possibly use during the winter. Has anyone ever tried this?
thanks for your input!
Lin

whoops... I haven't quite figured out how to work this forum conversation correctly... I didn't mean to post this for the third time! sorry...
Lin

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vondalin
Joined: 10/21/2006
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 12

Posted: Oct/26/2006 3:35 PM PST

oh, now I'm really confused! I guess I didn't post my original message afterall! Geez! I better quit now while you all are only [B]wonder'in[/B] if I'm a ditz! ha
Lin

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Mainegal
Joined: 3/30/2002
Location: Southern Maine Zone4/5
Posts: 2550

Posted: Oct/27/2006 1:11 AM PST

Lin
You were hitting "quote" when you replied so it keeps their post in your post when you reply
if you hit "post quick reply" it won't keep their msg in with yours. the button is at the bottom of where you are typing
if you want to attach any pics or smilies you need to hit " post reply" which is above on the left
any other questions, let us know and someone will come along to try to help you.You are not a ditz. Welcome to GG.
Hope this helps you some.

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Kale
Joined: 11/02/2002
Location: Greenhouse Mi.
Posts: 1465

Posted: Oct/27/2006 6:05 PM PST

Lin, Have fun with them indoors,Mine didnt do much outdoors so you are ahead of me *LOL
I did and do bring in some veggies ,they require lots of air circulation and light and less watering, If you can container them and bring them outdoors sometime(each nice day or several times a per week) it would be better,less chance of sadness to come upon them.

I do have collards and kale and peppers,eggplant indoors,not doing much but still alive.I need to buy another fan my fans kicked the bucket*LOL
I have lots outdoors ,cant wait to see if the bring anything next march, !
Some are covered some are just sheltered by a building or grasses,cant wait to see results.
Then again I think Spinach is more delicate then kale and collards etc.. have fun let us know how it goes.If you compost that may help it overcome the stress of indoor elements.
OH... Imho ...a fish tank is way too small if you plan on the spinach to actullay grow through the winter. Also you cant get them out once they are in without disturbing the root system which they are not fond of.BUT>>> You can wintersow small annuals or perennials and keep them in there throughtout thier life cycle..I did that before worked out nicley

Have fun!

Kale

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zercath
Joined: 10/19/2009
Location: morser
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Posted: Oct/19/2009 8:39 AM PST

My transplants are still alive in their new home in the garage yet. I was wondering about using an old fish aquarium with a light on top for a greenhouse.I would also like to recommend Generic Viagra for people like myself that have intimacy issues.

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