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New Zealand Spinach growing in a garden

How to grow new zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

When to plant new zealand spinach

Start seeds indoors
4 weeks before your last spring frost to 3 weeks before your last spring frost
Direct sow
at your last spring frost to 1 week after your last spring frost
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The windows above are relative to your frost dates.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Annual
Days to maturity
50 to 70 (from sowing)
Spacing
12 in apart, rows 36 in
Planting depth
0.5 in
Sun
Full sun
Soil pH
6.8 to 7

Common problems

New Zealand Spinach by hardiness zone

Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:

Sources

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