Spring Garden Acre

This week I mixed another yard of soil for more seeds and planter boxes.   The boys like to play in the dirt almost as much as I do! My recipe is 4 parts peat moss, 1 -2 parts compost and 1 -2 parts vermiculite. I'm no expert on mixing dirt, but this works.  All told, I've made several 5 gallon buckets, and we're using every bit.

 
We planted basil, Thai basil and cilantro in planters that we'll keep on the deck near the kitchen for easy access.  Our spinach was not doing well under the lights. It couldn't wait for better weather, so we planted some of it in a planter box, (we'll put the rest outside tomorrow).  How deep do their roots go? I have no idea if spinach can grow in a box. I probably should have read up on it first, but we'll know soon enough.