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Jun 21, 2012, 10:42 AM
thebrownthumbNever grown this
I've never seen spinach grow. Is it a bush?
There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments. Janet Kilburn Phillips
Jun 21, 2012, 11:20 AM
still tryinNo, it isn't a bush. It looks like weird lettuce.
Jun 21, 2012, 12:23 PM
thebrownthumbyes it is wierd looking! Looks like some of the weeds I have in the lawn.
There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments. Janet Kilburn Phillips
Jun 21, 2012, 02:05 PM
kriswriteIt looks like the kind I grow. It's not a bush. It grows very much like lettuce or any other green. Start picking the bigger leaves now, but leave at least 3 smaller leaves (in the center) so it will continue growing.
Jun 21, 2012, 04:15 PM
muddyshoesThumbie~ Here's an old pic. I once grew an ornamental but edible spinach vine from seeds.>
I think it was Livingston Seeds. It was a red veined vine & something new at the time. You eat the young tender leaves. It was happy in my garden & grew up into the lights by the patio door. I also grew spinach in a pot on the patio once & it was very easy to grow from seed. Think the vine was something like ~ Malabar or something like that.
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Jun 21, 2012, 04:16 PM
muddyshoesHere's another> Spinach for one & all! LOL
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Jun 21, 2012, 04:33 PM
still tryinEr, uh, well, hate to say this but malabar spinach, Basella abla, isn't a true spinach. It belongs to the Basellaceae family. True spinach Spinacia oleracea belongs to the Chenopodiacae family and is a member of the goosefoot family.
Malabar spinach is grown as a warm season alternative to true spinach.
Jun 21, 2012, 06:59 PM
muddyshoesI know ~ I said above...an edible ornamental.
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Jun 21, 2012, 07:19 PM
still tryin[QUOTE]Originally posted by muddyshoes:
I know ~ I said above...an edible ornamental.[/QUOTE
Oops, :O, I should have read more carefully. I hope I didn't offend you, as that was not my intent. If I did I sincerely apologize. I just wanted to make sure there was no confusion about what spinach looks like.
I haven't tasted the type of spinach you grew. What's it like?
Jun 21, 2012, 07:50 PM
muddyshoesNo problem my dear! I think the boring stuff of years gone by tastes best & grew that (regular stuff) one year in a big~~ BIG pot right next to my garage & it was just great (for salads)! The vine of the ornamental (started from a pack of seeds) got little pink flowers (my color) so that was the main reason for trying it plus I have been interested in growing vines ever since!
Don't grow many veggies anymore so you probably know more of the subject! (wink)
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Jun 21, 2012, 07:53 PM
88hazelThat really is a cool vine, though Muddy! How did it taste different that regular ole' spinach? Never heard of that before!!
Karen
Zone 5b
Jun 21, 2012, 09:25 PM
muddyshoesThe early leaves were fine the large older ones seemed~~ well, not for me! I'd grow it for the vine again tho!
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Jul 12, 2012, 06:27 AM
http://NMLandscaping.comIt is a lettuce. A good one.
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