Basella Alba / Green Malabar Spinach

Description

Family: Basellaceae
Genus: Basella
Species: Alba
Malabar Spinach, Green Vine Spinach

Evergreen, perennial creepers are used in the diet. The leaves and stems are used, it has characteristic flavors that are reminiscent of spinach. Used fresh or processed. You can keep it in the garden as an annual vegetable or as a perennial in a pot. It grows very quickly, during the season it grows 3-4m.
Propagation: By Seed / Cuttings
Pre-treatment: No.
Sowing: From April, the heroes are placed directly in the garden or in pots all year round.
Germination: Temperature above 15 C, depending on the species, germinates in 4-20 days
Location: Requires light and moderate humidity.
Resistance zone: 10a / -1.1 ° C (30 ° F)