Planting Spinach

Hoss Tools

First off, I would like to introduce you all to the company that produced the wheel hoe I used before planting the spinach [see video below]. More specifically, the hoe had the oscillating hoe attachment: Check out the company website here. 

Using the oscillating hoe, I went over the row where the spinach would be planted and uprooting the existing weeds. These were the weeds that grew while the previous crop was there. I must say that these tools use a different set of muscles, that irregular farmers like myself may not be used to exercising... aka I was hurtin'!  The cool news is that Hoss tools states that you can adjust such tools to your personal height, which may be helpful for short folks like myself.

Seeds in the ground:

1. Within the desired area make 3 rows that are equally spaced apart the length of the row. This can be done with something as simple as a the end of a shovel stick.
2. Place a seed in the carved out row, each seed about 3 inches apart. 
3. Carefully cover the carved out row with dirt using a garden rake.

And there you have it, the directions that I received to plant a ton of spinach and now I have relayed them to all of you. I'll keep you posted as to whether my planting skills follow through! Here is the completed product at the end of the day. 

Who knew garden planting could be so simply stated....now we wait!