Not only great in salads, spinach is a cold-hardy leafy green perfect for growing in your garden. Because it prefers moderate temperatures, spinach does wonderfully in early spring or late fall when ...

Francis Ndolo at his vegetable farm in Thika, Kiambu County. There are two types of spinach, savoy (or curly) and flat leaf. [James Wanzala, Standard] Are you thinking of starting a vegetable garden?

Remove outside leaves for a cut-and-come-again harvest or take the entire plant and try for a second harvest. Spinach is a cool-weather, spring green and often the earliest ready for harvest. Packed ...

Saving seeds from this year’s crop can save you the money and hassle of buying seeds for next year’s garden. It’s also a practice that can make home gardening more sustainable: If you have a tomato or ...

Just because you've plucked all your garden's fruits and veggies and watered your flowers for the last time doesn't mean your gardening job is over. It's time to start harvesting seeds. While it's ...

Never underestimate spinach. It's packed with vitamins A, C, E and K, plus iron, calcium, potassium, folate and beta carotene, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In short, it's a ...