We grow, and eat, a lot of spinach. It grows very fast and is super easy. Last summer I planted some on my deck and the wife really liked the ease of picking it. Late in the fall I planted some just to see what would happen. Well, we are now getting spinach. Not much. It's so cold still it grows quite slowly, but we are beginning to get a few leaves for a salad.

Tip for you new gardeners; you can plant spinach in late April, but plant just a couple of feet, then replant every few weeks. That way you can have nice fresh spinach all summer.

I do succession plantings of beans - three, corn - three, lettuce and spinach- 4 or 5, carrots two, and cucumbers 2.