September is the perfect month to sow spinach and black cabbage, two vegetables rich in vitamins and ideal for facing autumn with energy and taste.
There is something reassuring in the gesture of planting. Sinking your hands in the earth, smelling that wet and ancient smell, feeling the cooler air in September that marks a new season. Many feel it: this is the right time to start again. And the vegetable garden is no exception. When you think about seeds of Septemberoften transition works come to mind. Still, there are two absolute protagonists of this season that deserve attention: spinach e black cabbage. Both are sown now and give generous harvests, nutrients and full of taste in the cold months.
Those who have already tried to cultivate them know: there is no greater satisfaction than collect fresh, crunchy and green leaves in the heart of autumn. A small luxury that is grown constantly, but that repays with healthy dishes and full of vitamins. Also because, let’s face it: it is precisely in the colder seasons that you need an extra gear.
Ideas and suggestions to sow spinach in September
Lo Spinacio It is a rustic plant, which loves the fresh climate. September, with his most mild days and longer nights, represents the ideal beginning for a successful sowing. But be careful: the secret lies entirely in timing and in the choice of the ground. A well -drained, soft and rich in organic substance is needed. Better if worked in advance, perhaps with the addition of mature compost. Direct sowing is the most recommended: the seeds are distributed with a spread or on the spaced files of about 20 cm. Then they cover themselves slightly with fine earth and waters gently. Within 5-10 days, depending on the temperature, the first seedlings begin to appear. And it is precisely at that moment that the vegetable garden comes alive: small green tips that make their way into the earth, as if to say “we are there too”.
The trick to have tender and tasty spinach? Keep the soil always slightly humid and thin out the plants too dense. The more space they will have, the more strong they will grow. After all, who has never wanted a winter salad with leaves collected a few hours earlier? Or a savory pie with fresh spinach, without the shadow of a plastic bag?
How to cultivate black cabbage for abundant crops
Il black cabbageor Tuscan cabbage, is a generous plant. But he does not like twist: he needs a stable start, without excesses of heat or sudden changes. That’s why September is perfect.
You can sow directly or prepare a seedbed. In the first case, it is good to keep the files at a distance of 40-50 cm. After the germination, which takes place in about 7 days, the seedlings are expected to reach 10-15 cm before thinning or transplanting them.
Black cabbage is resistant, but loves to be nourished. A fertile, well -fertilized ground, is essential. If you want to exaggerate with care, you can add a little ash of wood, which strengthens it and keeps certain parasites away.
With the right attention, the first crops can be started in November. And from then on, it is a crescendo: leaf after leaf, until spring. A bit like a tree that does not lose the leaves, but gives them.
Those who have a vegetable garden know that black cabbage is one of those crops that “make home”: discreet but constant presence, always ready to give.
Here are some useful tricks:
- Choose local or cold -resistant varieties
- Irrigate regularly, avoiding stagnation
- Protects with sheets in case of sudden frosts
- Eliminates old leaves to stimulate growth
- Check the presence of stupid and aphids
- He classes the ground at the base for greater stability
Advice? Don’t cut everything at once. Collect little by little, starting from the bottom: the plant will thank with new energy.
The secrets for a luxuriant autumn garden
Sowing in September is a bit like writing the prologue of a novel. You need imagination, trust and a pinch of audacity. Because it is not just a matter of technique: it is a vision.
The autumn garden has a different rhythm. Slower, more intimate. But not for this less productive. On the contrary: with the right care, it can give surprising collections up to late December.
Those with little space can use raised cassettes, vessels or flower beds. The spinach and the black cabbage They also adapt well in urban environments, provided they receive enough light and protection from the wind.
In a sense, cultivating in autumn is like weaving a blanket for the cold months: each leaf, each sprout, is a piece of heat that will come.
What if something doesn’t go? No drama. The vegetable garden also teaches to lose, to observe, to improve. In September it is sown, but you also learn precious lessons: patience, adaptation, care.
After all, putting a seed in the earth is never a trivial gesture. It is a promise.
One of those that, with a little luck and lots of love, always remains.
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