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Red Malabar Spinach Seeds

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  • Young Red Malabar spinach with red stems growing beside wire support — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
  • A Malabar spinach vine climbing a small trellis in a black pot.
  • Red-stemmed Malabar spinach vines with glossy leaves and clusters of berries.
  • A tall Malabar spinach vine climbing a wire trellis beside green mesh.
Red Malabar Spinach Seeds

Red Malabar Spinach Seeds

$3.50 $3.99

Red Malabar spinach is a climbing green for summer heat. Its thick leaves add body to soups and stews.

Packet: 15+ seeds

Planting at a glance

  • Season: Warm season; climbing leafy crop
  • Start: Direct sow in warm soil, or start in individual cells
  • Seed depth: ¼ inch
  • Germination: Can take about 10–21 days in warm conditions; hard-coated seeds may take longer
  • Final spacing: Allow about 12 inches beside a sturdy trellis
  • Light: Full sun
  • Harvest planning: Pick leaves once vines are established and growing strongly; it is a repeated leaf crop

When to plant

Plant outdoors after frost danger passes and the soil has warmed. In short-season areas, count back from your intended outdoor planting date for indoor starts.

How to plant

  1. Prepare loose, well-drained soil or a clean seed-starting mix. Direct sow in warm soil, or start in individual cells.
  2. Sow ¼ inch deep. Keep the seedbed evenly moist until seedlings emerge. Then water when the soil needs it, allowing excess water to drain.
  3. Thin or transplant to the listed final spacing. Give seedlings sufficient light and check moisture as roots establish.

How to harvest

Pick tender leaves and shoots while leaving enough foliage for continued growth.

Aunt E’s tip: Set up the trellis before the vines need it; Malabar spinach climbs.

Growing notes and sources

Timing is a planning range, not a guaranteed harvest date. Temperature, moisture, variety and season affect the result. Count from the sowing or transplanting point stated above.

Growing reference

Seed badges at a glance

H
Heirloom
★
Hybrid
OG
Organic seed
CT
Cool season
WS
Warm season
FS
Full sun
P
Container friendly
SS
Small space
CC
Cut and come again
FH
Frequent harvest
LG
Needs light to germinate
SP
Spicy / hot
More seed codes
IN
Start indoors
SH
Partial or afternoon shade
ST
Support or trellis helpful
D
Dwarf
B
Bush habit
V
Vining or climbing
SV
Shorter vines
SF
Small fruit
LC
Large container
F
Fast harvest
FL
Flowers
PW
Pollinator interest
PL
Check pollination needs
MX
Seed mix
DR
Deep root space
WD
Well-drained soil
DL
Daylength sensitive
LS
Long growing season
TR
Tree crop

CC means cut and come again; FH means frequent harvest. Follow the crop instructions for what to harvest and when. OG appears only for documented organic seed. Codes are shortcuts; product details explain growing needs.

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