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Malabar and New Zealand Spinach, Is it too late for seed?

16 years ago

My Malabar and New Zealand Spinach seeds just arrived. We are blessed with a long growing season but, is May 30th too late for the Deep South?

I've read in older posts that Malabar is sorta slimy. Then, I read that if picked when the leaves are very young, sliminess is somewhat diminished.

How do y'all fix 'em?

Comments (2)

ltcollins1949
16 years ago
I've never grown it, but you are in zone 9, and I think that you could go ahead and plant it now.
Yadda
16 years ago
Definitely go ahead. My vining spinach self seeds each year. I have tons of seedlings coming up right now that will easily grow to useable size before any cold kills them. Go for it. Yadda out.
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