Team:Marburg/Cell-Free/Plants Used/Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Colloquial name
Spinach
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Spinachia
Habitat
Central and Western Asia
Germ type
Light germs
Growth
40-50 days
Planting conditions
Plant seeds 1 cm into the soil, each seed should have a distance of 8 cm from other seeds. The seeds should be watered well after planting.
Light requirements
16h white light
Temperature requirements
~23°C
Water requirements
Water once every 2 days
Moisture requirements
Can be fully exposed to the sun, soil wet but not drained
Fertilizer
Use a fertilizer that contains a high concentration of nitrogen after planting
Pot requirements
Repot the plants ~2 weeks after planting
Size
20-40 cm
Usage
Food, protective against common chronic diseases
Sources
- Brandt, W., Gürke, M., Köhler, F. E., Pabst, G., Schellenberg, G., & Vogtherr, Max. (1883). Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte :Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, Neerlandica, British pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America /herausgegeben von G. Pabst. Fr. Eugen Köhler,. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.623