I have this in my backyard and it grows like a beast. I planted three seeds and it took over and it covered a 12 by 8 wall in one summer. I live in Texas zone 8. It tastes pretty good too. Can be invasive but it’s a dang good survival crop.

Grows great in the heat of summer. If you live in the deep south a must grow! This plant also packs protein! Add it to a veggie burger mix to max out your intake.

I've been growing malabar spinach for a few years now. My mom loves it as a houseplant. I love chopping it into smoothies and stir fries. Haven't gotten enough of the berries to experiment with yet. Mom's malabar spinach reseeds pretty readily. So I can snip a few leaves off. I've also used peruvian flat braid and sticks to make an indoor "trellis" wall hanging for the malabar spinach to climb up when it gets big enough. It did something very strange this year, which is why I'm trying to find people who have grown it for awhile. The strange thing it did was develop nodules on it's roots, which either look like tubers or nitrogen fixing bacteria colonies. It was growing in a planter where I'd had peas this spring, surrounded by heavy straw mulch and I finally took it inside because of the chill. If you like growing tropical crops indoors, try growing pink oyster mushrooms and cuban oregano. Mushrooms are one of the few non animal sources of vitamin D and dehydrate well. But oyster mushrooms are king for a beginner. An hour or two in the sun on a regular basis while fruiting will cause them to accumulate a large amount of vitamin D for later! They're easy to grow. They produce more vitamin D than portobellos and natural cholesterol fighting statins (that said you need to eat them regularly to get this benefit). Pink oyster mushrooms can even be made into vegan bacon bits and jerky! Freshcap mushrooms channel featured the bacon bits recipe. They can grow on waste paper, coffee grounds and straw, with a coir covering to hold in water and protect against mold. The only real downside is the high spore load, which some people with allergies may find to be a trigger if they're allergic to mold. A humidity hood (really just a bag of thick plastic over top) and a piece of paper will allow you to collect the spores and control their spread. The spores are hot pink, put black construction paper around the block and you can't miss them! You can also improvise fruiting chambers with tyvek patches, a reptile terrarium mister, and a clear sterilite box, which will deal with the spore issue as well. You aren't likely to miss pink oyster mushroom spores, and they and golden oyster mushrooms add a nice pop of color to winter cooking. Cuban oregano is a new addition to me and mom immediately pounced on the sample I brought her for her chicken soup. She lives up the street, so we swap plants, herbs and ingredients regularly. I had a stray leaf I left to decay in a planter sprout roots! just like an escheveria succulent!!! It's actually related to coleus, but it's very succulent and the flavor is exactly like oregano. When i tried eating it directly, it left an aftertaste, so try using the leaves like bay leaves. Bruise, cook, remove. Be CAREFUL when using herbal remedies on a serious illness. They won't cure your cancer, but they will stop the vomiting from chemo. That said, your recipe isn't complete. Try 1/8th teaspoon to 1/4th teaspoon potent organic curry powder. Massive decongestant. I use it for indoor allergies in the winter all the time. Ginger and tumeric are also natural anti inflammatories, which will complement the nutrients you put in that soup. Surprise! Guess what the two main ingredients in curry powder are? You're only going to need one guess! A large container of high potency curry powder can last for years using the measurements I outlined. Much more and your family may be overwhelmed by the burn. Also, fun facts with vitamins (coming from someone with a vitamin D deficiency who has to WORK at her diet to keep her levels up), Vitamins D, K, and A are able to be stored in body fat. Vitamins C and B come out in your pee. Mega dosing on B's and C's can send you running to the porcelain throne! And using only natural sources in food may not be protection in this regard, as I once made myself sick this way using wild ROSEHIPS! You can always tell if you've overdone it on vitamin C because the "business" you live behind when you're done will be grey. Your body hasn't finished absorbing all the lovely nutrients in your home grown goodies yet when it does that! So you'll have just wasted your good cooking! Fat soluble vitamins will ONLY help against COVID if you already have high levels in your system when you get sick. Mega dosing when you actually have COVID won't help. And if you do that with Vitamin C, you could make yourself dangerously dehydrated. In a pandemic you want to avoid hospitals if you can because you don't want to become a problem for first responders. If you get sick or injured while your local hospital is PACKED you won't be able to get treatment for non covid injuries. This is why masks and vaccination are being emphasized so much. They want to slow the transmission rate as much as possible so that the quality of care can be increased. And in fact going there for treatment would put you at risk of GETTING COVID as high exposure loads make it more likely the illness will take hold and make it take hold more quickly. Think of it this way, most of the time your body can snuff out one or two virus infected cells fairly easily. The cells give off signals to tell the Immune system "HELP! I'M SICK, KILL ME!" In fact this signaling can actually be corrupted by cancer or ebola, which is why those diseases are so devastating untreated. But if your body has a large number of cells sending off that alarm at once, it has less time to respond before the situation gets serious. So you're less likely to get sick from one or two covid viruses than from a massive amount. This lead to huge amounts of COVID transmission in indoor Trump Rallies to the point where cities just didn't want the rallies held there. The money wasn't worth the damage to their economy when covid spread out of control. It wasn't even politics, just a simple cost/benefit analysis. "Your money isn't worth half my town being sick at once" is a VERY valid reason to not want a huge event held in your town.

OK, so we are not very smart. We were growing the red Malabar spinach in the greenhouse. It was lovely and reached the top of the greenhouse roof. Then it took over. I had forgotten what it was, and the sunlight faded the plant marker. I had never grown it before or had never seen it anywhere growing either. So, we decided it must be a weed and because it was invading everything, we chopped it down! Now I’m sick about it since watching your video. They were so perfect and lush and I thought it was an ornamental, as did my husband. No bugs on it for sure!!!!! Well, thank you for the video. You solved a mystery for us. It is one beautiful plant for sure.

A local oriental market had 'Chinese spinach' which made great soup so I rooted a couple sprigs. When it flowered I realized it's green malabar. Some Asian markets have literally dozens of species of rootable cuttings, sproutable tubers, and growable bean, herb, and exotic fruit seeds.

Thanks for this information ! Around 1990 my girlfriends dad got some spinach seeds from Texas A & M. The plants looked exactly like the Malabar. In North Central Texas, it grew wonderfully, fast ! It grew so tall and fast up the lattice panel, I heard nothing but Jack and the Beanstalk jokes from my friends. lol We would use it in stir fry's and other cooked dishes, as well as straight off the vine to our sandwiches. Thanks again !

I got lucky and found 800 dollars worth of sealed plastic packed seeds in a dumpster. Since Gretchen banned garden sales in Michigan they did not sell them and tossed the whole lot. Now I have a free prepper seed bank. Over 400 packs, you guys keep an eye out for free trash to prep, never know what youll find.

@arianquentin6985

3 жыл бұрын

i guess Im pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released series online ?

@sorendakari3519

3 жыл бұрын

@Arian Quentin Lately I have been using Flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

@AnimeShinigami13

2 жыл бұрын

the volunteer program I'm part of got HUGE tattered half full boxes of seeds as a donation. They were walmart's entire overstock! suffice to say, I was so excited I did not act my age. The farmer that runs the program split them into 3. One went to the food pantry that the garden provides food for (which I wholeheartedly agree with, seeds SHOULD be part of every shipment of food aid!) The second portion went to the local seed lending library, and the third portion was given out for free, no questions asked, at her farmer's market booth. I had a blast setting up displays to make it easier for people to pick through the seeds. A couple of small children at the farmer's market just picked up a couple of the brightly colored seed packets and ran off with them! (which was hilariously cute!) Especially the one who's mother had to convince her to get something other than watermelon to plant on their patio. XDDDD And I got Dill's atlantic giant seeds for next year, which I got in a fit of daring. My pumpkins tend to get chewed up by cucumber beetles. But this year my summer squash and delicata did well enough to make me feel bold.

@NonieK2267

Жыл бұрын

Who ban the garden sales?

@ogadlogadl490

Жыл бұрын

@@NonieK2267 yeah I didn’t understand that comment.

I grew malabar spinach this summer and it did amazing. I love that the leaves are large and thick enough to use them as a wrap. I am trying to root some of the vines for indoor growing, but so far the roots haven't poked out yet. If this fails, I will plant some seeds.

I’m a 12 yr old prepped and I love this I’m learning sooo much 👍

@advancedrescue4083

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you kiddo! Keep it up! 🙂

@Ascadians

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! You can scour online for pdf files too.

Love longevity spinach too, works great for people that cant do front yard gardening as well. It can be considered an ornamental.

Ha! I am so thrilled to see this post ! I had curiosity when I saw this plant at the greenhouse. . Every year, I add 1 more plant to my garden, so when I saw this beautiful plant, I had to try it.! It did just as you say and grew full and vigorously climbing up a trellis. My pregnant daughter came to visit. She had a real problem with her thyroid . It, in fact, the thyroid goider had swallowed up 2 of her parathyroids. So her body rejected her calcium. She was still very iron deficient as well. I hadn't tried it myself yet but she stood there eating these leaves for about an hr and a half, she just could not get enough ! She would not leave the plant...if we wanted to visit with her, we had to go join her... lol Jokingly, I told her she had to leave me some plant, it never showed she was there... and she visited us ... OR... the spinach often... lol Come to find out. Her iron leveled out, and her calcium had absorbed .. better .. than the antacids they were giving her. Her deficiantcy was so bad we did both. Your info has just tickled me pink. To learn more about it, since before now I haven't done too much study on it l. thank you, thank you ❤ So fun!!! A for sure addition to my preps. And I think I will give one plant a yr to someone. How do you preserve it for long term storage?

Thank you so much information on the malabar spinach. It survived being sown in a dry spring, and now takes off during this wet start to summer. I shall spread the news!

Thank you for sharing! I love your enthusiasm about Malabar spinach! I'm growing it for the first time this year and am anxious to see how it does. I too am in a colder climate, so it's inside on my grow racks at the moment. So far, so good!

Thanks for the great advice, and ideas. The links are a very nice.

Great informative video! Super grow room! Thanks for sharing!

This is really great! I LOVE your indoor garden!!! It's absolutely amazing! I have the materials to start some indoor plants but just haven't gotten around to starting yet. Definitely will have to add some of this beautiful spinach to my indoor list!

Sounds like a wonderful plant!

Thank you for promoting this type of crop in this excellent video; i also propagate this crop here in Cebu, Philippines. Hope many will be inspired by this video and start to grow their own. Again thank you maam

So envious of your neat and clean set up there. 😉

@maryellenbattaglia2061

3 жыл бұрын

May soon copy you, we are Deep South, but we know it’s going to be very cold this winter , brown rice , beans and greens, and homemade cheese or fresh milk, homemade fresh ground sprouted wheat bread, oh yeah. Do you use fertilizer?? Earth worm castings, fish fertilizer?? Thanx

@maryellenbattaglia2061

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper thanx. Wrote down fertilizer, the fish emulsion I use is 1 tiny capful to 1 gallon of water, used same bottle 2 yrs now. 😄 indoor and outdoor thanx for your ideas

This is great! Any indoor edible plants that also double as decorative would be of huge interest to me.

Great idea. Thanx.

I planned spinach in aug and we had a warm late summer / early fall in pa, It did not do much. I forgot about them. I looked at my garden this week with the snow flurries. Yes the spinach was look growing. I cut it and brought it in. Sometimes don’t give up on your plants. My spinach was just waiting for the cooler weather.

Yes!! Malabar is sooo easy! 👍Even if u don't eat it,it is beautiful as a vine! I grow greens & flowers for my bunny Dilly🐰 too🐾🐾she loves Kale ,carrot tops & marigolds👍. Great idea putting Malabar in soups👍

This is COOL! Thanks for sharing! I just tried sprouting chia seeds in a glass pie plate with a paper towel underneath (I put a second glass pie plate over them until they sprouted on days 3-4). It turned into a lush carpet in about a week. I just chopped the greens off with scissors & added them to my chicken pot pie filling (along with ground thyme & garlic from my garden). Now, we'll see how quickly they regenerate. Yay for greens that taste mild! P.S. I have a little bag of dried citrus sage to send to you. Watch your mailbox. ❤️❤️

Yum! Waiting on seed catalogs now. Johnny's was one that I ordered!

Great info and your grow room is really nice! The Doctor made me quit spinach after kidney stones. That and calf liver. 😟

I my country is called running spinach they grow best in shade with good sunlight and good watering

The flavor and texture of Malibar spinach is an acquired taste. It’s super hearty, and can be slimy. It grows so easy and it’s really eye pleasing. Haven’t found a way I like the taste yet

@NonieK2267

Жыл бұрын

That smaller the leaves the better they are. Smaller leaves are dryer without gelatinous consists. I do like larger leaves in soups as it has a pleasant way of thickening it. My herbs along with Egyptian Spinach and Malabar Spinach is the only greens I could really keep growing through the very hot Az desert. But As I am in the garden daily I have enjoyed greasing on both. Oh I omitted the okra which I taught myself to eat raw. I had to figure out how to not notice the gelatinous liquid inside. I found that getting them when they are no larger than 2 1/2 inches, that they are, more pleasant. I have really learned to enjoy them because a family member has Kidney disease and okra is really beneficial to the kidneys. So I feel I need okra as well. So I weigh the benefits of this nutrient rich food to the benefits I get. I love the new flowers and the tasty terner green vine, they remind me of the young and tender Asparagus. I love them in salads. The dark purple berries are not at all gelatinous, but are really with out much taste. But just think of the antioxidants packed inside. I will always grow Egyptian Spinach along with Malabar spinach. Next I am going to try longevity spinach, I hear it does good in this heat.

@Psp-id7uw

Жыл бұрын

@@NonieK2267 you get longevity spinach yet? Like spinach with green bean taste. Thicker crispy leaves. Grows fast. Propagates fast. There's some on offer up from California

@Pollysbirthbook

27 күн бұрын

Someone said that the red spinach we are talking about today, some think it is too slimy, harvest the young and new leafs..that should help.

I live in western NY, about 60 miles SW of Buffalo. For now, I buy my spinach at the supermarket. I make a simple spinach and strawberry salad with raspberry vinaigrette. When I make my own pizza, I sometimes make pizza chicken and add a pile of spinach. Last night I used eggplant for the "crust". I sliced it lengthwise and made 2 slices, and again piled on the spinach. One more thing...my breakfast egg sandwich includes--you guessed it--a bunch of spinach with a moderate amount of shredded cheddar. As you can see, I love to experiment in my kitchen! 👍😊 I pray you and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving Day!

Nice video thankyou.

This is great for a stir fry with garlic, onion, tomato (optional), soy sauce, a little bit of msg and your choice of meat (optional). Yum!

Very nice video

Congrats from gods own country Kerala in India were Malabar spinach hails from

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Interesting, I'll most likely grow the spinach that I am familiar to; thank you for sharing. I like to use spinach in my eggplant lasagna. Be well and be safe. Peace

Goji berries can be dried and used for soup. They actually taste better this way. Goji berry leaves are used for soup too. Just add some meat to it and your soup will be perfect. LOL

We call this tropical spinach “Alugbati” in the Philippines

Hey, zone 9b here! F9inally something I can grow!, LOL. Thanks for the suggestion; I'm on it!

what a wonderful and helpful video. Thanks for making it and providing links to order seeds. would love to know if you keep your seeds and replant?

Stirr fried in garlic-soy sauce 😊

Did you come up with a solution for the NAT bugs on indoor plants

Lovely video. Good information. Do you sell seeds?

I love how your eyes are shaped like parentheses!

@douglasd327

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashyslashy5818 haha. That's kinda of an over the top harsh statement for complimenting a lady. 🤨😂 But ya know what? I think she's adorable too! 😀🥰

I put the red one in about 3 weeks ago just getting a couple of flowers now I love this plant but my rabbits will not eat it. Maybe that's a good thing

Thanks for the video. Any updates on this? Have you tried Egyptian spinach/Molokai?

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Great looking crop 🌱 What is the cointaer size you used?

@Liap

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Nice video of growing Malabar Spinach indoors! The young stems can also be harvested.

Do you leave lights on 24/7 or turn off at night?

Does it taste earthy? I’ve never had Swiss chard so can’t relate.

Hello dear, can you please give us an update on your malabar spinach growing from your ceiling plantar? Also that is kind of you helping a friend with the soup you made with Malabar spinach.☺️

I'm surprised to hear that your Malabar seeds take 3 weeks to germinate. I've started Malabar from seeds several times and the seeds germinate within 5 - 7 days. It could be also that I live in a warm climate. In any case, it's one of my favorite plants.

What medium do you have that spinach in? It’s strange looking.

I dont understand how to find the link for this product? Tech challenged HELP

I had better success with the Charles Dowding method - except I use just sifted peat moss & vermiculite, then transfer. Spinach takes longer than some other smaller seeds, just mist with water every day.

Great video! I've never hear of Malabar Spinach before, but its made it straight onto the list for summer crops for me. My spinach was bolting straight away in the heat & I had a very sorry haul. I've tried a few alternatives to the spinach this year: Lamb's Lettuce, Land cress & Amaranth (all of which grow great here), & I have Perpetual Spinach (actually a type of Chard) seeds to try in the spring. I'm still looking for Tree Collard seeds but no success yet - have you tried growing these? They look like they have a similar spot in the garden roster. Anyway, thanks for the tip. I've put the Malabar Spinach in my Amazon basket, much as I dislike enriching 'ol whatshisface any further..

@riffhurricane

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper You just reminded me of something I bookmarked a while ago that you or your viewers might find interesting; A global list of perennial vegetables. Here's the link: www.perennialsolutions.org/a-global-inventory-of-perennial-vegetables Best, Rafe

@riffhurricane

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper Haha you're very welcome! I am attracted to permaculture principles, but I'm just a novice really - gleaning bits of information from here & there. About to check out your video now (with my morning coffee), cheers!

Sooooo.. did I miss the method you got it to germinate well?

@NightfallHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper I haven't started yet. That's not true, I soaked them last night and then rubbed the outside layer off and now have them in a moist paper towel. So we shall see!

@NightfallHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper update: they sprouted nicely in a wet paper towel on my heat mat and I plopped them in moist soil (also on the heat mat) and they're doing awesome!

انه عربيه لااعرف التكلم انكليزي وعندي بعض الاسئله حول هذا النبات ارجوالمساعده

Thank you for your great videos. You mentioned you're in cool climate do you mind sharing roughly where? Im in WA State.

@cabinfevernanna5897

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper i am my wards preparedness specialist. You are the first member i have found that ive heard give SOUND advice regarding water storage. Particularly avoiding milk jugs. Thank you again and... can i be adopted? LOL . Kinda stinks being 63 and alone. You guys look a fun couple.

@cabinfevernanna5897

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper awwwww...that is sooo sweet. My kids dont communicate with me much. So extra lonesome. Again i stay distracted from the depressing stuff by living vicariously thru homesteaders, cabin life, and preparedness videos on KZread. Thank you again.

@cabinfevernanna5897

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper Funny you should mention the neighbor thing. Although one neighbor (next door) is a challenge, the others are thoughtful. The other next door neighbor doesnt want me to cut our destructive maple trees down because they are so beautiful in the fall, so they offered to annually rake for me. And have a 18 month old who draws me pictures and waves and cant wait to visit each day before day care. Haha and the neighbors across from me have 3 girls who have been leaving sweet up lifting notes in my mail box (mom must have shared that the neighbor was sad). So sweet. Although, it has helped and i feel blessed...i miss my own 2 babies (35 and 33) and 6 Grands (ages 8-15). Thank you for taking this time out of your busy lives for chatting. It warms my heart. Take care and God Bless.

Would you can malabar? Freeze it? I’m growing some but am afraid to eat it now.

@apeacefulplace7854

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper I know what it tastes like. I want to prep more than eat. I feel like times are going to get hard. We don’t know how the weather is going to be to grow things. I’m just in prep overdrive

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We love our red Malabar spinach, it grows year round in Florida where we are. Hopefully, your friend is getting treated, especially if she is symptomatic, having trouble breathing, or has co-morbidities. There are three inexpensive, but effective treatment protocols that are keeping our patients out of the hospital and on the road to recovery, even those with radiographic evidence of pneumonia and difficulty breathing. For an online algorithm for providers, visit: aapsonline.org/covid-19-fdas-negativism-on-hcq-is-unfounded/

It’s invasive and will come back year after year in zone 8.

Have you ever heard you sound and resemble Diane Keaton?

And if the lights go out? All plants bye bye.

@theresacourter2936

3 жыл бұрын

Run the lights off of solar

I live in the caribbean

@elviebyers2145

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the like

Oh that stuff taste nasty. Kudos to anybody that likes it. Yes it’s easy to grow I have brought it.

@Ventura0404

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper Maybe to you but it’s slimy tasted to me. You eat it you have all of it. I’ll pass

I'm very disappointed in Malabar spinach. It's got a " snotty " texture between the leaves. It is slimy like okra. I don't like it cooked. Or fresh.

@wanderingspider8988

3 жыл бұрын

Wait until your starving and try again.

@littlesquirrel5007

3 жыл бұрын

@@wanderingspider8988 Ya know what...there are lots of other greens to grow

@fireofevender5515

3 жыл бұрын

Sprout chia. High in chlorophyll.

@coreydalton7716

3 жыл бұрын

That can be the case. As a chef I recommend harvesting smaller leaves. Also the more they are cooked you will get that slimy texture. I recommend quick stir fry or raw small leaves. Ultimately grow & eat what you like. 🔪🌱