Big Round Leaf Malabar Spinach

Seed Count: Approx. 30 seeds Days to Maturity: 50-60 Days Description:  Big Round Leaf Malabar Spinach isn't a true spinach, but it is a popular slow bolting, heat tolerant, nutritious leafy green used in many parts of the world.  This variety grows glossy, thick, large leaves, and can be trained to go up a trellis to save space in your garden.  When eaten raw, the leaves can be a bit peppery, but once cooked its taste resembles spinach.  Malabar spinach naturally has a mucilaginous texture, that is mostly used to thicken up curries, soups, and stews.  However, you can also make ohitashi, a blanched Japanese spinach salad, and it even tastes quite delicious when made into tempura, like you would perilla leaves. Malabar spinach can be harvested all season long, however, try to pick only the young leaves and tips, since the top 6-8 inches are the best tasting.  This variety needs warm soil to germinate, anything too cool will result in no germination, and cold temperatures may harm the p