MB>heat and humidity.  It evidently needs to be started a little
MB>before that point.  I've grown another spinach substitute called
MB>Malabar spinach, it's a vine and very ornamental, but doesn't
MB>taste the same.  I've heard that the New Zealand tastes closer to
MB>the real thing.
  As long as it's cooked, Marilyn. I find it a bit difficult to start;
  the seeds are large and difficult to germinate. One method calls for
  pouring boiling (!) water over them and letting sit for 24 hours
  before sowing. And you have to give them a fair amount of room. They
  just keep growing till frost. And you clip only the tender ends of the
  stems.
   I have never tried Malabar spinach - sounds interesting. :-)
                        ...Sandra...
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