Growing Spinach, also English spinach

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04 Jun 13 manyano (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
i planted my spinach on the 1st week of may this year.My qeustion is what do i have to do to produce the promicing spinach?since i did not plant n a perfect time or season.
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13 Jun 13 Micky (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Spinach is a rather tenacious plant and don't need much to prosper. They survived heavy frost in my garden this winter - and I live in Ermelo's weather zone where the winters are pretty nasty. You can really plant them any time of the year. The cultivars that grow best in winter are swiss chard and dash (baby spinach). Just keep your seedling protected by covering the ground with a thick layer of straw / dead grass after sowing and fertilize well. Water lightly every morning - over-doing the water will "drown" your seeds or expose them. Germination is about 2 - 4 weeks during the cold months so just be patient.
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