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Malabar Spinach growing in a garden

How to grow malabar spinach

Basella alba

When to plant malabar spinach

Start seeds indoors
8 weeks before your last spring frost to 6 weeks before your last spring frost
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The windows above are relative to your frost dates.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Annual
Spacing
12 in apart
Sun
Full sun

Malabar Spinach by hardiness zone

Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:

Sources

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