{"id":5953,"date":"2026-05-18T09:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=5953"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:47:37","slug":"spinach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=5953","title":{"rendered":"Spinach"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?resize=695%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5955\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C851&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?resize=768%2C638&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1276&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?resize=1100%2C914&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-2.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, I harvested the spinach on my back porch. We have had a couple of warm days (in the eighties), and it was starting to bolt. Tomorrow, it will be in the nineties, so time to harvest. In total, my two 12-inch containers yielded 190 grams (6.75 oz.). Not bad. It will be a nice addition to our dinner tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?resize=695%2C519&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5956\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1147&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?resize=1100%2C822&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spinach-05_18_2026-3.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the two containers has a parsley plant in the center, and I am adding nasturtium around it. In the other, I planted some tiny<em> Iceland Mix <\/em>poppy seedlings. It is my first time growing poppies. They are supposed to be difficult to transplant as their roots do not like to be disturbed. Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, I harvested the spinach on my back porch. We have had a couple of warm days (in the eighties), and it was starting to bolt. 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