Grow Extra-Early Spinach with This Easy Tip

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To get a head start on spring planting and enjoy an extra-early crop of spinach or any other cold-hardy garden goody, try this simple tip. Cover a garden bed with clear plastic right now, and this will warm up your soil faster. Go ahead and sow spinach seed into the bed first chance you get, and your spinach will be ready to harvest a couple weeks sooner than without the plastic. It’s that easy!

For more tips on getting the most out of your early spring garden, check out the following articles:

* Easy Early Salads with Perennial Greens

* Know When to Plant What: Find Your Average Last Spring Frost Date

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