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600 Seeds heirloom non-GMO Green Stem Malabar Spinach Seeds; basella alba; a.k.a. climbing spinach, creeping spinach, buffalo spinach, Ceylon spinach, Vietnamese spinach. 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 150 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 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.
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