75 Red Stem Malabar Spinach Basella alba “rubra” Free Shipping Non-GMO USA
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Type | Vegetable Seeds |
| Genus | Basella |
| Common Name | Malabar Spinach |
| Brand | Unbranded |
75 Red Stem Malabar Spinach Basella alba "rubra" Free Shipping Non-GMO USA Seller Malabar Red Stem Spinach is a beautiful climbing spinach that looks and taste great! This vigorous climbing vine needs to be trellised and grows into fall. This spinach variety has a taste that resembles a mild Swiss chard. The leaves, the tender shoots, all are edible. Some of the ways Malabar spinach can be used are very simple. The greens are very popular in Bengali cuisine. Culinary tips: Malabar spinach has a mucilaginous texture and is mostly used to thicken soups/stews. Use in any recipe that calls for spinach, with noodles and in stir-fries. In Japan, it is cooked in tempura or ohitashi and dressed with a sesame seed dressing. This warm season vegetable is very frost sensitive and should not be planted outdoors until a few weeks after all danger of frost has passed. Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Seeds should germinate in 10 days to 3 weeks. Maturity: Approx. 50-60 daysPlanting season: Late spring/early summer