When to plant Spinach in Ouachita County, Louisiana, United States

Spinach can be planted after February 21, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 80°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Spinach in Ouachita County

Spinach needs on average between 45 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest.

Ouachita County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Spinach

• February 21 to May 30

  Spinach needs on average between 45 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 99 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• October 04 to December 17

  Spinach needs on average between 45 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 75 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Spinach in Ouachita County before February 21 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Spinach in Ouachita County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 27 days on average for Spinach to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Ouachita County has 2 distinct seasons for growing Spinach

• In order to get plants ready for February 21 seeds should be started indoors bwetween January 25 and March 16

  Seeds started after March 16 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Spinach needs on average between 45 and 75 days to mature and produce harvest. With 99 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for October 04 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 07 and October 03

  Seeds started after October 03 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Spinach growing season in Ouachita County is quite short, with only 75 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 80°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Spinach, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Ouachita County, Louisiana