Outsidepride New Zealand Spinach - 200 Seeds

New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonoides) - This spinach is considered a warm season vegetable or herb. The leaves are used raw or cooked and it is a good hot weather spinach substitute. New Zealand Spinach has arrow-shaped leaves, thicker than normal spinach, and can be picked over a long period of time. Regular trimming of New Zealand spinach encourages lush growth. Its flavor is similar than regular spinach but a little milder. The plant grows quite differently from regular spinach. Instead of forming a bunch, New Zealand spinach branches and spreads like a vine. Used like spinach in cooking and salads, this frost-tender plant is ready for harvest when spinach is on the wane, and stays productive throughout summer. Also makes an attractive foliage plant for borders and beds. New Zealand spinach tolerates a wide range of conditions, but prefers well-drained, sandy soils, rich in organic matter, pH 6.8 to 7.0. While somewhat drought-tolerant, flavor is best with consistent moisture. It prefers full sun, but benefits from light shade in midsummer in warm regions.