New Zealand spinach
Tetragonia tetragonioide
A warm season perennial grown as an annual in cooler (UK) climates. With fleshy, brittle arrow-shaped rich green leaves, similar in appearance to spinach although milder in taste. Its botanical name is fulsome…Tetragonia tetragonioides and all the vitamin-stuffed goodness is wholesome. Pop it in your blender or stir-fry with garlic and chilli for a nutri-blast!
Growing instructions:
Prior to sowing in late May, soak the seeds for 12 hours in cold water. Sow directly into a seedbed with plenty of added compost. Sow into 10mm deep drills, 15cm spacing, 30cm apart and cover with soil. Germination 10-20 days. Can be started 2-3 weeks before last frost under glass or fleece mini-tunnel for later transplanting.
Eventual height:
0.9m
Eventual spread:
0.25m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness:
Frost tender
approx 50 seeds
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