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12 Spinach Companion Plants For A Cool Weather Harvest (Plus, 3 To Avoid!)
04.09.2024 - 01:25 / southernliving.com
Spinach is a cool weather favorite, with leaves that sprout up and grow rapidly in both spring and fall. It has a relatively short growing season, but its yield is impressive—if it has the right companion plants by its side to help it thrive.
Because it needs specific growing conditions with moist, rich soil and full sun, spinach does best with companions who need exactly the same. Too much shade and you'll end up with an underwhelming crop. Too little moisture, and you'll find yourself waiting until the next cool season for a bumper crop.
Meanwhile, there are also pests waiting to get their own feast of spinach and, as a gardener, you have to find the right companion plants to keep them away.
Ready to start planning your cool weather garden? These are the 12 companion plants that you should plant with spinach, as well as three to keep far away from your leafy greens.
- Larson Weinstein is the Head Farmer at Atlas Farms.
Spinach grows best in cool weather, and many gardeners will plant spinach in early spring or fall. Their ideal companion plants also do well in cool temperatures, but Weinstein points out that the season can determine which plants you choose.
«When it comes to spinach companion plants, it depends on the time of the year I am growing the spinach. In the late spring and summer, spinach can benefit greatly from some shade from a taller growing crop. I’ve had success planting Spinach under trellised snap peas,» says Weinstein. This helps provide some shade and extend the growing season into early summer.
However, when fall sets in, Weinstein looks to more vibrant companions. Weinstein explains, «In the fall, edible flowers like nasturtium and marigold can act as
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