Small Spinach Harvests

The spinach that I planted last fall is growing nicely under the protection of it's hoop house.  The weather has been very cold lately and the plants are producing large, thick leaves low to the ground.  Every few days when I'm craving some greens I will trim enough leaves for a small salad, leaving the rest of the growing plant behind to produce more leaves for later.

As the weather warms, the spinach should start growing very well for a few more weeks.  Once it gets too warm it will likely begin to bolt at which point I will pull it from the bed and plant a different crop for the warm season.