indischer Spinat
Variety
created by Christoph S. at 06.02.2021
Seeds
Not Available
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Indian spinach is a 1 to 9 foot tall, twining, herbaceous, heat-loving plant. Makes also as a climbing ornamental plant what. The leaves need to be cooked only very briefly and contain important vitamins, minerals and trace elements, such as magnesium, calcium, phophore, iron and carbohydrates. They can also be eaten raw. Also for Asian cuisine. In the Orient they are used to make soups and sauces creamy.
F1 Hybrid
Not frost resistant
Pre-plant at home from March, plant out only after mid-May. The plant needs a climbing frame and a full sun location. In the tropics Basella alba grows up to 9 m high, here up to 2 m.
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Seeding distance
20 cm
Row spacing
40 cm
Seeding depth
cm
No companion plants
No antagonistic plants
No diseases
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly