Flowers
Red Malabar Spinach
Basella alba rubra
Originating from Asia the Malabar Spinach is very productive climbing crop. Best grown undercover to protect from cold, ideal baby-leaf crop or older leaves used like regular spinach.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Height
- 2.5m
- Spread
- 50cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow onto the surface of moist seed compost Jan-Apr and place into a warm propogator at 20-25°C. After germination in 2-3 weeks transplant into individual pots of good quality compost. Grown on undercover, for an outdoor summer crop plant out after frost have passed and the weather is mild.
Aftercare
Provide plenty of support for this vining plant. Try to pick leaves when younger for more tender leaves and before they can go bitter.
Gallery
Ref. SEM026