Re: [gardeners] Re: Potatoes/New Zealand Spinach
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 12:22:22 -0700
Taste is similar, at least to me. I'm also a spinach fan and have grown
both the NZ and Malabar varieties. Malabar is probably closer to the
real spinach to my taste buds but I find the NZ variety easier to grow
and a bit more versatile.
George
Allen and Judy Merten wrote:
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> Hi George,
> Thanks for that tip about the NZ Spinach. I had never grown it or seen it
> grown. It had been recommended in some literature from the Extension Service,
> so I thought I'd try it. How close to regular spinach is it? Son #3 is a big
> fan of spinach. Disappointed that spinach does not do well here. He told me
> that he didn't know that there was anything I couldn't grow. He's a good son!
> Allen
> Bastrop Co.,Tx
> Zone 8
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> George Shirley wrote:
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> > We use pine needles for a mulch under our blueberries and the azaleas,
> > partially for the acidic boost and mostly because they mat good and stay
> > there.
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> > Allen, our garden runs slightly acidic, about 6.5 pH and New Zealand
> > spinach grows like a weed for us. Very good lightly steamed, freezes
> > well, and dehydrates very well. I usually dry about a gallon container
> > for winter use, ie soups and stews. Put it somewhere it can climb or run
> > along the ground and just pick the leaves as you need them. It's
> > supposed to be a perennial but I just found that out this year so will
> > plant along the fence where it's out of the way.
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> > George