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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Mine has reseeded itself several years in a row...maybe yours will, too. 
 I am allowing myself to think of it as a perennial, hence the ladder.

Bev

Jerry B wrote:
> EarthNSky wrote:
> > Malabar Spinach.
> > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/101422/
> > I just love my malabar spinach. We recently bought a new ladder and I 
> > now have the old wooden ladder in the garden.  Next year, assuming the 
> > spinach returns from reseeding, it will find a new, dedicated home on 
> > the ladder.  It is a pretty vine.
> >   
> It is indeed a beautiful vine and in just one season has become a 
> favorite veggie for us. Lightly sauteed with anything else, it is 
> fantastic, it's texture so full bodied and succulent.  Some friends from 
> Louisiana sent us our seeds last spring.  Unfortunately I suspect  first 
> frost will come too soon here in Tidewater, Virginia for the seeds to 
> sufficiently mature. It is very drought resistant, but susceptible to 
> cold weather. I might try it in the greenhouse, surely a great plant to 
> have around all year. We grew ours against a 5' chicken-wire fence and 
> it covered the entire row.  Just can't say enough for the plant ... 
> 'cept like you, "we just love our malabar spinach"!
>
> Here's another good link .... 
> http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/kitchen/2006su_spinach.html    jerry b
>
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