UVALDE – Research at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde could help re-establish the Texas Winter Garden as one of the premiere areas for spinach production, including organic production, in the U.S.
According to the Texas State Historical Association, spinach was planted primarily in the Texas Winter Garden area because of its abundant water, fertile soil, mild climate and an availability of labor. From its beginnings in 1917 to the present, the spinach industry in Texas has had boom and bust periods, with the highest production in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, followed by a decline in the ‘60s.
While the 1970s brought a resurgence in Texas’ spinach production, particularly conventional production, today there are still only about 1,100 acres dedicated to fresh-market spinach production and about the same dedicated to spinach for processing.
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