Climbing Spinach, Malabar Greens is also called Ceylon Spinach. This easy to grow vine native to tropical Asia produces an abundance of dark green leaves during Summer months when regular spinach would turn bitter. It tastes similar to spinach and can be eaten raw or cooked.
How To Grow
Sow in seed trays filled with quality seed raising mix or direct in growing position. Prefers a sunny sheltered position along a fence or a trellis. Sow seeds 10mm (½in) deep. Firm down and keep moist. Germination may take up to 3 weeks but can be hastened by scuffing the seed with sandpaper prior to sowing.
When To Plant
Spring to Summer.
Sow
Spring, Summer
Soil Type
fertile, well cultivated
When
Spring to Summer.
Where
Sow in seed trays filled with quality seed raising mix or direct in growing position. Prefers a sunny sheltered position along a fence or a trellis.
How to Sow
Sow seeds 10mm (½in) deep. Firm down and keep moist. Germination may take up to 3 weeks but can be hastened by scuffing the seed with sandpaper prior to sowing.
Care
Keep well watered and feed regularly with liquid fertiliser. Harvest: Start picking leaves from 10 weeks after sowing.
