100 Seeds Green Vines Supreme Malabar Vietnamese Spinach Seeds; mồng tơi; 木耳菜

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(1/8-oz) or about 100 Seeds Green Vines Supreme Malabar Vietnamese Spinach Seeds; mồng tơi; 木耳菜; basella alba; a.k.a. climbing spinach, creeping spinach, buffalo spinach, Ceylon spinach, Vietnamese spinach. Germination rate 85% , tested 04/2021, packed for the year 2022. Kitazawa #573 Need more seeds? 1/2-oz large packet has about 400 seeds. Malabar spinach thrives in warm weather and is tolerant of heat and humidity. It is a perennial tropical plant.T his variety has a green stem and dark green thick fleshy leaves. In cooler areas, it will not overwinter but will produce a good harvest as an annual. It is also called Basella or alugbati in the Philippines. Warm season annual/perennial Maturity: Approx. 60 days Planting season: Late spring/early summer Takes about 10-15 days to germinate using heating pad & grow light. A bit longer if you plant directly outdoor, do make sure soil temperature is at least 60F. Please note 100 seeds are more than plenty for a typical backyard home garden. Here in SW Chicago ‘burb Zone 5B, typically I sow Malabar seeds indoor around early May using just a single 1020 nursery tray filled with Jiffy organic seed starter mix. Under grow light and above heating pad, most Malabar seeds will germinate within two weeks. I usually ended up giving away 75% of the seedlings to gardening friends, as I only need 20 Malabar plants to produce weekly harvest for my own consumption. Malabar plants prefer full sun, warm summer temperature and moist soil. Do provide climbing structure such as meshed wire fence, bean nets, tee pees and/or trellis. Expect to harvest 1 to 3 lbs of leaves and tender stems per plant, depending on growing condition and first frost date.