I have a dehydrator. I picked a lot of the leaves, starting with the largest. Then I washed, dried the leaves in my salad spinner. Cut them up into smaller pieces and dehydrated. After they dry, I shall grind the dry leaves in my blender and use the powder in soups and other foods that can use the extra nutrition. I love your video as I'm sure everyone else does too.

You forgot to say mix Malabar spinach leaves with basil, garlic, olive oil and nuts to make delicious pesto pasta sauce. Terrific over spiralized veggie noodles or home made ravioli.

@mehrzahra1908

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I have basil and malabar growing at home. Will try that.

@krishnarao3768

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tip!

@christinar.natividad7465

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I want to make it.

@pollyoz2193

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip for using a LOT of leaves 👍

@ziera8382

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Definitely will try

This is probably my top 5 plants to grow and eat in a tropical garden. They grow fast yet it does not overpower your other plants. It rarely gets pests. You can grow them easily from seeds or cuttings, and needs very little maintenance. It looks absolutely beautiful!

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Completely agree and I bet it grows even better in your climate being tropical - where I am our winters can still get pretty cool so it usually dies back. Cheers :)

Hey Mark. Malabar spinach tastes great when added to split peas, with sautéed onion, garlic and turmeric powder. Also, nice if added to other sautéed greens. Ty. Tc. Nice Sunday. 👍🥗☀️

That sliminess is easy to get rid of - Just cook it with something acidic. Tomatoes, tamariind,.lemon juice..

I am growing this one too. I got it from a nursery a few years back, and grew it in a container in my apartment balcony. It came back from seeds that it dropped in several containers next year. I started saving the seeds. I just wait for the berries to whither down until they look like peppercorns, and then rub them off the vine into an envelope. It has overgrown every structure I have trained it on. I would compare the slimy aspect of it to okra. I eat the leaves as I would spinach in my sandwiches and hamburgers.

@spoonxl

3 жыл бұрын

how did you dry the seed? did you get germination from those dry seeds the fallowing year?>

@susancarrington8091

3 жыл бұрын

@@spoonxl Just pick and let dry on the kitchen counter. Mine just fall on the ground and reseed itself year after year.

I've got tons of this. I snipped off the vines and threw them into a pot... next thing I know lots of plants came up and flourished. Very encouraging for lousy gardeners like me 😂😂

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

+Norizan Mohamed Said and for lazy gardeners like me lol... Yes I did say it was so easy to grow! Cheers :)

@louismagee9715

4 жыл бұрын

I just ordered some. Do you space them out a little sowing in a pot?

@ijanms

4 жыл бұрын

@@louismagee9715 I just put seeds at abt 3/4inches apart in a pot. It works for me so far. Ince u hv the vines...just cut 6inch sections and put in soil. Don't need to sow any more...at least for me here in the tropics.

@louismagee9715

4 жыл бұрын

Norizan Mohamed Said wow, nice. I live in South Texas. I hope they will do nicely. Where do you live?

@kronosrogers1182

3 жыл бұрын

@@louismagee9715 I'm in south east tx and I'm going to start growing these soon I hope they do well

Mark you should try fritters or putting them in your omelettes. Also they are high in protein so you can also dehydrated the leaves, grind the them down and now you have a free protist shake for them big guns you got 💪! Love all the free educational videos! Please keep it up!!!!!

The leaves are great for your liver (drinkers note). The purple berries are high in Vit. C and anti oxidants. Definitely one of my favourite greens. Thanks for sharing Mark.

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! I'm partial to an after-dinner wine so a few berries would help me then lol cheers ;)

@petrosstefanis6234

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, its health benefits are even greater than I thought. Check this out: www.nutrition-and-you.com/basella.html

@kirtipremanand4145

4 жыл бұрын

Are the berries edible? Never knew

@shehateme9955

2 жыл бұрын

The red ik. How about the green malabar berries??

@SimonHaestoe

Жыл бұрын

Eating the berries is kind of counter-productive as they are the "seeds"... can't see how that would be worth it, especially nowadays.

Today i added malabar leaves to my quesadilla (soft taco, melt cheese, malabar leaves and fresh ground pepper). it's delicious. please try this recipe!!!

I've used the berries to dye wool. I pre mordant wool with alum, then mix about a half cup of berries for about a pound of roving for good purple color, a 1/4 cup for more of a pink.

Hi Mark, love the Malabar Spinach,,my real favourite now is Egyptian Spinach which I am just germinating as we speak. I got to get me some Malabar spinach though. I also have Warrigal Greens spinach growing in my Straw bales too.. I used to live in Asia and Malabar grows like nothing else in that heat,,,with monsoon rains! Really helpful video. Great to see another Aussie in KZread! Happy Gardening Marty

People in Kerala, where the plant gets its name from, love fritters made from this leaf.

I've only had mine 5 days and was perplexed realizing how much it had already grown. Tbh i originally bought just because i thought it was lovely. Your video is definitely helpful!

I've got some Malabar Spinach growing from seed. Since the spring drought has ended it has taken over half the trellis. I am really impressed with the speed it grows.

This is one of my favorite greens. I enjoy the young tender leaves as well as the "meatiness" that the older, larger and more mature leaves take on. It feels pleasantly substantial when biting into it, not to mention the flavor is wonderful. Thanks for the information and video.

We make stir fry with normal spinach (in Kerala) with chilli(remove seeds if you don’t like it hot), onion and a little coconut. First make a course paste but crushing the coconut chilli and onion ( preferably shallots) and stir fry the leaves with the paste. We do the same recipe with almost all vegies under the earth!

G'day Mark! I grew the green Malabar this year as well. We love fresh greens, I placed the seedlings at the base of a trelise, in the planter tubs to climb Sunflowers, and in the resting raised beds to allow for ground cover, it helps to grow healthy soil, lots of roots for all soil critters. Cheers! Blessings!

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

G'day Linda! Combining sunflowers with Malabar is a masterstroke that would have looked beautiful! Cheers :)

Man I planted it once with no knowledge and nothing came up or lived. Second time found out from Indian friends what to do. Amazing beautiful monster. We ate it in salad, stir fries, soup, omelets. Very good. It did go to flower and the bumble bees were all over it. I went through the seeds and am planting it in 2 days and giving the rest of the seeds to everyone. This is a plant to feed you and everyone else. So Awesome!

I am from southern India and live in Australia. I have plenty of recipes for this vegetable. My favourites are a curry with coconut and spices and chickpea flour battered and deep fried fritters yum yum!!!

@shailajahariharan817

3 жыл бұрын

Another great way to use it is to cook diced leaves with a little water and salt, once it cools add it to yogurt. Adding ground coconut, green chilies or diced shallots are optional

@pollyoz2193

3 жыл бұрын

It would be great if you could share a recipe or two. With such a vigorous plant it is good to know many ways to eat it

@shailajahariharan817

3 жыл бұрын

@@pollyoz2193 These are a few ways to use malabar spinach Chew on raw young leaves to cure mouth ulcers. This is my mother's home herbal cure, not scientifically proven or anything. It works for me. Raita for 4 people 20 to 25 leaves depending on size Cut them into small pieces. Add them to 1/4 th cup water. Add a little salt and let it cook for 5 minutes. Keep in mind when adding salt leafy greens reduce in quantity. Let it cool. Add to 1 to 2 cups plain yogurt. Taste for salt. Add 1 diced shallot. Mix well Optional- Heat 1 tsp oil or ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and one dried red chili. Once the mustard splutters add the oil to the yogurt. Serve with rice If you can find grated fresh coconut, you can use the food processor to grind the coconut into a fine paste with a little water and add that to the yogurt as well. This is also an optional step.

@shabnampanday6707

3 жыл бұрын

@@shailajahariharan817 pls tell me malabar spinach can be prepared as normal spinach-paneer.Is it taste same like normal spinich.

@shailajahariharan817

3 жыл бұрын

@@shabnampanday6707 malabar spinach doesnt taste exactly like normal spinach. I would not recommend you making paneer spinach with just malabar. You can use half normal and half malabar. Malabar spinach has a lot of medicinal value. Its good for stomach and mouth ulcers

I used to grow this in California and lived it. I made spannikopita on the regular with it. Now I live in Vietnam. My go-to lady at the plant market gave me some random plants, and I was delited to find that this was my old favorite from back in California.

I guess u forgot to mention that they grow from cutting very well... That's how we grow them mainly here in Bangladesh... We jus buy some from the market and plant the thickest stems.... It's one of the most popular leaves that we eat (any leaf we eat is called Shaak)

This is delicious fried on hot oil with chopped garlic and chillies with a dash or so of oyster sauce. Cook young years until just wilted. Do not overcook. You can add stir-fried chicken or pork for extra flavour. Very popular in Thailand. I strick my fist plant from a stem bought at and Asian grocer shop. I have an abundance in Thailand and Australia. I have now sent seed to the USA to a friend on property. Also forwarded your video.

Growing this for the first time in Australia adding to vegetable juice makes it thicker more like a smoothie

My malabar is just coming up again. Great tips and guinea pigs love it too!🍇🍓🍉🍋🍎🍓🍋🍎🍐🍎🍓🍋

I live in Louisiana which is the southern part of the USA. The weather is extremely hot here. I planted five plants yesterday. I expect it to do well. Great videos, mate!

@carleeann1988

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I live in Louisiana as well. I have just purchased some seeds. How did it do?

@0patience4flz

4 жыл бұрын

Hey baton rouge guy...howz ur spinach...?

@0patience4flz

4 жыл бұрын

@@carleeann1988 how did urs go?

@zemry

4 жыл бұрын

christopher carrier I’m growing Okinawa spinach, a perennial. It is doing great. Buy a couple of plants and you’ll have spinach for life!

@0patience4flz

4 жыл бұрын

@@zemry thanks killa!

Malabar spinach makes a delicious savoury pancake and wraps.

My garden center recommended this when I asked for something unusual. Use it in smoothies so far. Thanks for the much needed additional information! Great video.

@jewelwheeler1

2 жыл бұрын

I just got a piece to grow from my sister. I can't wait to grow this.

Grows great for me! Produces lots! And I grow it for creamed spinach - Perfect

@wwsuwannee7993

6 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea due to the slight slime factor. So simple, but I've never thought about it.

Ordered the seeds and cannot wait to see this plant take off. We are in Tonopah, AZ (50 miles West of Phoenix) so it should love it here. Thank you for the 5 tips - helps a lot. Judi

I bought some seeds, I am excited to give it a go. I also found something new, strawberry spinache. Love spinache...garlic my number one passion. My garlic is growing can't wait to see the yeild. Its my first year growing garlic. I planted Early Germen White and Itillian Red..I can almost smell it sauteing with my spinaches..Thank you Mark for your enthusiasm..it's catchy

Thanks. After watching this video i planted some as ground cover in an area i have only gotten weeds to grow.

Planted some seeds today in Dallas, TX. plan to trellis the plants. Your video was GREAT!

@noorb8060

4 жыл бұрын

Texas Hula Bear me too. I’m in Houston. I have some in hydroponics too

Thanks Mark! Loving this idea, especially as it self seeds. I did the Sunchokes this year, and love the easy veggies! Blessings

Thank you for introducing me to this plant. I look forward to giving it a try in the garden!

Hi there. I've had Malabar spinach in my garden for a few years, and besides using it for my salads, I've used it also as a veggie lasagna. I put layers of the spinach then meat then cheese then another layer of spinach, meat, cheese and so on, until I create the veggie spinach lasagna. Delicious!!! I Special use those big leaves that make a better layer with less leaves. Try it 👍

This was SUPER helpful!!! About to plant this in hopes to run up the fence in full sun through summer and it should do just that. Thanks!

I love the way you guys go about these videos.

Good to know!! I just heard a channel mention vining spinach and I came to search. You taught me all about it a another name for it.

Anytime I want to try planting something new, I know you’re gonna have an awesome video for it! Just got these sprouting and was looking for some guidance, so thank you for another awesome video!

Mate your editing is on point, the Russell Coight of gardening :)

I live in Canada this is the first time I grew this plant. The most delicious spinach my favorite. Was wondering why this plant was climbing. I got two more months left here in Canada. Great video thank you for the tips. I do plan on eating the berries in my smoties.

I love this spinach, both the red and the green-stemmed. We use it to make spinach frittatas, stir-fried or steamed with butter, salt and garlic, vegetable soup and stews. I only planted it once, and it reseeds itself year after year!

Great tips on a neglected veggie. My malspinach is looking good here in sunny,humid ,central Florida. Looks like my vines. will soon reach the skies and give my winged beans some competition. You are a joy to hear and watch,mate! Thanks !

Grew it for the first time this past season...loved it...thanks for the info..btw it water clones very well just clip and stick in water and you get a new plant😀

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the cloning tip! Cheers :)

@fellowshipofthegreen4697

6 жыл бұрын

Np I am crazy tend to try and clone or propagate any plant I get😂

@estherjcordero4545

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is, I bought some vines from the Indian store, I picked the one with hard stems & soak it in water & it rooted in 4 days then I planted it in a pot outdoor & indoor so I will still have them during winter.

Thank you so much for this fun encouraging video. I can't wait to try it!!

very useful hints for growing Ceylon spinach.

I just planted this veggie a week or so ago here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (I planted green variety but we also have red variety like in this video). I bought a big bunch of this veggie for just RM1 (USD0.40), I used the leaves and soft stalks to cook as a delicious soup. But I saved the harder stalks/stems with axillary buds, I planted about 5-6 stalks in a pot. . Now, my malabar veggie is bushy in the pot when the buds sprout out into long leafy stalks, I need to build trellis so I can get bigger bush to harvest. In Malaysia we call mayong, remayong and pucuk raja. One of my favorite veggies in Malaysia, I normally cooked as soup with shrimps (fresh or dried) or dried anchovies added, then I would dump in stirred eggs (1-2 eggs). Of course, I saute first onions, garlic etc in oil when making the soup. Very cheap in Malaysia, something that really kills my motivation to grow veggies in Malaysia! Hahaha!

@keitheng863

4 жыл бұрын

can the vege you bought propagate? can this be purchased easily in any market?

@Realatmx

Жыл бұрын

@@keitheng863 yes in Kuvalampur these are cheap and easily available.. If you wish to propagate just buy which have thicker stems

Had tons of this growing up in the Caribbean. Loved it!! Easiest thing to grow tbh

Great info, thanks Mark! It grows wonderfully in the hot So Cal desert.

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks JM! Good to know it grows well in your arid climate also. Cheers :)

I bought seeds on Amazon and got a small bag. I had never grown them and the seller put on the package that it was 95% effective. I only planted 4 seeds and the all grew lush and beautiful! I gave one away and put the other 3 in trellis and they are growing rapidly here in zone 9.

Awesome video! My wife and I would love to spend time in your garden (with you, of course!). You've got us intrigued by malabar spinach. Day of the Triffids comment was hilarious.

good day Mark thanks for sharing these 5 top tips on How to Grow Malabar Climbing Spinach

Just had them for (a light) lunch. Stir-fried with garlic, onion, cherry tomatoes and turmeric. Delicious. It's been growing very well in Bologna, Italy, since May. Better in pots than in the veg garden. Will check if resows next year but I'm keeping the seeds! Next time will try with boiled pig ears 😬 Thanks Mark😉

@TriniMonstera

2 жыл бұрын

You can propagate the cuttings too.

I don't have much experience with this plant but I already love it.

I grew some from seeds this last summer. It's almost June and it's still going strong here in Sydney on a north facing balcony. The leaves have turned shades of yellow, pink and red last few weeks which adds a lovely pop of colour to salads. We'll see if it survives winter

Even with your pig's ear comment I still bought a package of seeds and sprouted them. Thanks for the tips.

@TillyFloss

Жыл бұрын

😂

hello Mark. I'm so excited to finally start growing Malabar spinach. I saw this video at least a year ago and it reminded me of the beautiful flowering Malabar spinach I saw in the Philippines in the one I had tasted from a neighbor's house. I was reminded that I wanted to grow this when I saw yourvideo.I saw a listing for these and other heat-tolerant greens from Florida Gator Gardens. My seeds just arrived today ,so I'm excited to give it a go.

I love my Malabar spinach. It grows great here in North Carolina USDA zone 7B

Hey, you are a force of nature!!! very good advises!!! Thanks a lot!

We have the Red Vine MS growing... its "Autumn" now but it keeps growing 👍 I put it in my smoothies, salads, stir fry... and juice the berries 💚👍

I had this once, and didn't know it wasn't real spinach. I loved it. I just planted some seeds a couple of weeks ago, and I live in Central West Florida. I hope I get some benefit from it before the really cool weather descends. But I still have seeds, and can plant again in the spring. I was thrilled to see the self-seeding this plant does. I hope it likes sandy soils. I have it in a mixture of bagged soils and sand now, and it seems happy enough, just getting it's secondary leaves. It's about three weeks old. Thanks for a great video.

@anthonycoster8774

2 жыл бұрын

It's not true spinach.

Love ya, Mark! I appreciate your videos and this one helped me a lot! I'll be growing Malabar spinach for the first time this summer :)

As always enjoyed this video,fun and informative. I have grown this for the first time this year in UK, Really enjoyed growing and eating. I tend to use it pretty much where ever I use spinach just like yourselves and my favourite dish is cooking with lentil “ dhal” . If possible avoiding cooking it in cold water i e cook with boiling water or blanch in boiling or hot water stops it from being slimy. Also for things like stirfry cooking with anything a bit citrusy like tomatoes, tamarind or ,lemon makes them less slimy. I look forward to hearing your experience of reducing slime! Best wishes

These sound Great! I've been looking for something to grow on the fence around the chicken run! Thanks!

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah... Growing it around the chicken run as a living feed is a top idea! Cheers :)

Thank you for introducing me to this spinach-I will be planting it for the family and the chickens. With how prolific it grows I also plan to use some seeds around the chicken run for the girls!

Humorous video🤣. Love the Gremlins comparison…very helpful too. I always enjoy your videos. You encourage me. Thanks.

Very cool, thanks. Got myself some Malabar seeds this season, too late to grow them here in Pennsylvania. Lord willing, we`ll be trying them out next season.

@sandivernay6569

2 жыл бұрын

How'd it do? I'm in Pa too

This man is the Crocodile Hunter of plants.

Cut thick finger sized stem along with long cut potatoes toss them in pan by addition of oil till it get Brown texture add salt , spices& cumin seeds cover it until potato get soft then serve , bona petit.

This was really helpful! Thanks!

love the pond for the ducks, they look happy.

Thank you! I have tons of malabar greens and i wanted to eat the berries but wasnt sure about them .

Because we use alot off spinach we all love it and I was happily surprised when I found this video last year. Finally a spinach that we can get eat lot of. Love your videos mark keep it up.

I love your accent. Thank you for a very informative, and delightfully entertaining video. Cheers from chilly Ontario, Canada 😊

Our malabar is out of control!! so is our basil! so I make spinach and basil pesto every week!! YUM!! and Easy!!!

Haha.... I love the way you present my friend. We called this "alugbati" in the Philippines. I planted these malabar in my aquaponics.

Add the julienned leaves along with onion and garlic to rice and cook!

We have the green varieties in our backyard and had been there for 2-3yrs now and self sowing. It can withstand winter also here in Southern California

This is my first time growing it. Holy Cow it is so out of control and beautiful. It thickens my soups. Ii has so much potential

Thank you Mark

Thanks for posting this video! you are a big cultivation enthusiast like me :)

Well you had me at slimy smoothie lmao. You’re a hoot! You got me. I’m now a subscriber. ☺️

I love your enthusiasm! Can you recommend any good plants for adelaide? The weather's so bipolar here that I don't even know what's the best thing to grow

I've not grown it before, though I now have seed so I'll be giving it a go this coming year. Even if I end up disliking the flavour, I'm sure my barnyard fowl will appreciate it. Cheers.

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the chickens do appreciate it alright! Cheers :)

Loved this plant so much in India, that I searched high and low for one in Europe and finally found a supplier... Great video, informative and entertaining. Keep going!

@TillyFloss

Жыл бұрын

Did u find a UK seed supplier at all?

you make these videos soooo interesting

Last year Baker creek seeds was out, but this year, I got mine! Looking forward to trying this. Ty?

Why are your videos soooo addictive?....i started 6pm and it's midnight ..someone stop me....tomorrow...im staying in garden only....

Thanks for tips. I am growing but very scanty leaf growth with lot of flowers.

Nicely explained. Liked the energetic & enthusiastic style of talking Arti From Maharashtra,India.

Thank you 😊

Great quality video.

Super excited to try this - sounds so delicious and versatile and self seeds - Yeah! Thanks again for your 5 Best Tips and PLUS! How did you make those Purple eggs ...

@Selfsufficientme

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have knocked up the recipe here if you'd like to see it - it's pretty easy, but feel free to ask questions www.selfsufficientme.com/recipes/purple-pickled-eggs-with-malabar-berries

haha, slimy smoothies. love the channel mate!

I just planted this for the first time, thinking it was a cool weather plant! Whoops! Oh well, sounds like it'll still grow in 70s temps. Next year I'll grow it as a heat loving plant! TY for your videos!

who won the war, the artichoke or spinach?

In the Philippines we call it Alugbati. We cook with tomato and Sardines

Yep I grow this in hot Savannah GA , it grows ver6 well and makes great frittata , there is an Indian guy who shows you how t9 cook the really big leaves in garbanzo bean flour and spices as a veggie snack !

An excellent plant to grow been eating all my life the older can be a little slimed