Description
A heat-loving green with red and green crinkled leaves, growing to about 1 m. Eaten as a green, especially lightly steamed or sauteed, and the leaves can be picked all summer. High in calcium, iron and other minerals. Common throughout Asia. Sent to the Koanga collection in 1997. Broadcast in strips straight into beds from November to February, or sow in trays, prick out at 2.5 cm and transplant at 20 cm diagonal spacing when the leaves touch.
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A heat-loving green with red and green crinkled leaves, growing to about 1 m. Eaten as a green, especially lightly steamed or sauteed, and the leaves can be picked all summer. High in calcium, iron and other minerals. Common throughout Asia. Sent to Koanga (a NZ seed bank) in 1997. Broadcast in strips straight into beds from November to February, or sow in trays, prick out at 2.5 cm and transplant at 20 cm diagonal spacing when the leaves touch.
