Malabar Spinach Seeds

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What is Malabar Spinach?
Basella alba is a perennial leafy green native to Asia widely used in Vietnamese, Indian and Pilipino cuisine. It looks similar to spinach, but is thicker and juicer, with a meaty texture. Alluding to one of its common names (vine spinach) Malabar spinach is a vine often cultivated as an edible ornamental. It would love to grow on a trellis or a fence in a garden.
The plant is also surprisingly healthy green and a good source of vitamin C. According to the University of the District of Colombia, it has 3 times the vitamin C of spinach and 1.5 times the vitamin A of kale along with plenty of other vitamins in smaller amounts.

The plant has many names and might be known as Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, climbing spinach or vine spinach.

Malabar spinach prefers moist, fertile soil that is high in organic matter. The plants prefer shady areas. The leaf size increases with less sun, but the overall growth rate slows.  

Grown as an ornamental edible, the vines can be trained to climb over doorways. To prune Malabar spinach, simply cut the thick, fleshy leaves while retaining some stem.

Give Malabar spinach room to grow
In warm areas, vines often reach 10 to 20 feet or longer. Although they can be left to sprawl on the ground, the vines are best grown on a sturdy trellis. The vine is highly ornamental and is a beautiful and tasty addition to a garden arch, trellis or even a ladder.

 Harvest Malabar spinach all season
Harvest the leaves at any point during the growing season once the vines have at least 8-10 leaves. Cut leaves from the outside first, being sure to leave at least 6 leaves to allow the plant to grow.

How to Cook Malabar Spinach
The plant is edible raw or cooked, but most people will prefer it cooked like regular spinach. Regional recipes vary in ingredients but the premise is the same. To cook Malabar spinach, the leaves are removed from the stem and simply cooked as you would any other leafy green.

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