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| Malabar--June 2012 |
The leaves can be harvested and used similar to spinach... in salads, quiches, sandwiches,stir-fries etc. Nutritionally, it has high levels of vitamins A,B, & C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, zinc, and decent amounts of Iron and copper.
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| Malabar--August 2012 |
Malabar grows as a perennial in the tropics, but will reseed easily in cooler gardening zones. Small pink/violet blooms turn into dark berries that can be left to dry on the vine then harvested (as seeds) in the fall and saved to sew directly into the garden soil the following spring,--but the vine will reseed vigorously and seedlings can be easily collected and transplanted.
The Malabar spinach has pretty blossoms. Looks like you're one who is willing to try new things:)
ReplyDeleteI will surely love to taste your spinach:)
ReplyDeletePretty garden! Good looking spinach :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous plant. I'd like to add more edibles. This migh be a good one for fall planting.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have some vines growing years ago. Its is yummmy when added to anchovy-based soup with salted eggs.
ReplyDeleteWow a climbing Spinach! It'll save some ground space for me for next year. Thanks for the tip Becks!
ReplyDeleteNice photographs, plants are giving much joy. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteMalibar spinach is a very pretty plant. I may just have to try this one if I can grow it in the Northwest.
ReplyDeleteYael from Home Garden Diggers
I love the Malibar Spinach plant. Two years ago I had some planted in a pot outside on my deck. I brought it into the house over winter (zone 3 here... very cold) and it did wonderfully! I snipped and ate off of it until spring:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a good choice for the herb garden.
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