Issues germination of Spinach seeds

[Thenashone]

Hi all, this is my first post so please be kind.

I have recently been given 250 m2 of land that used to have chickens kept on.

Last year I cleared the land and put in a greenhouse and sheds and like to grow as much as possible and try not to buy any veg again (wishful thinking)

I am a complete novice to all this but do have a good understanding of the process (or think I do) and always happy to learn new things.

I have read online about sowing spinach seeds straight in the land after a few attempts I tried in a heated seed tray and normal seed trays. And not one seed has germinated.

Am I missing something?

[veggiechicken]

Hello and welcome Don't worry, everyone's kind here - except when they're being rude to me
Lucky you, having a piece of land to grow on.
A couple of questions for you -
Have you sown anything else on the land? - and has it grown?
When did you sow the spinach? It doesn't like hot weather so this may have a bearing on it.
How old was the seed?
Thanks

[Thenashone]

Hello and welcome Don't worry, everyone's kind here - except when they're being rude to me
Lucky you, having a piece of land to grow on.
A couple of questions for you -
Have you sown anything else on the land? - and has it grown?
When did you sow the spinach? It doesn't like hot weather so this may have a bearing on it.
How old was the seed?
Thanks

The seeds are only 8-12 months old but the soruce of them are unknown as i brought them from a well known online auction website.

I have not sowed anything else in the compound just these, i have planted plugs and everything else is going very well.

i sowed the seeds 2.5 weeks ago in the land and thought it could be birds that are causing the issue to illiminate this i brought a 40m x 25m net and covered the whole compound.

i gave up on the seeds in the garden and tried to grow them and plug them into the garden even after reading this is not a good idea.

not sure its relevent but im based in the Fen in East Anglia.

[Greenleaves]

I am no expert as I can't stand the stuff, but seem to recall it doesn't like it too warm when germinating.

Welcome to the vine and enjoy the benefits of the advice and humour

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Thenashone

I sow my spinach in a shady spot it seems to germinate and grow better that way, if I was you I'd try sowing them again somewhere out of the sun. Hope this helps.

[Thenashone]

Hello and welcome to the vine Thenashone

I sow my spinach in a shady spot it seems to germinate and grow better that way, if I was you I'd try sowing them again somewhere out of the sun. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the information,

I will try your advice, and will let you know how it works out.

Thanks again