Malabar Spinach Seeds

Malabar spinach is a great choice for beginners in lowland Malaysia — it loves heat and humidity where many leafy greens struggle. It is a vine, so give it a fence or simple trellis.

1. Soak the hard seeds overnight (or nick the coat lightly), then sow 2–3 seeds per spot, 1 cm deep.
2. Be patient — seeds can take two to three weeks to sprout.
3. Keep 1–2 seedlings per spot, about 30 cm apart, and guide them onto the trellis.
4. Pick the tender tips and young leaves regularly once vines are 30–40 cm long.

Tip: regular picking keeps the plant bushy and leafy. Remove flower spikes if you want more leaves; let a few berries ripen if you want your own seeds.