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Bassella Rubra - Ceylon Spinach
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Posted by Cosmicgardener N W TAS (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 05 at 20:50
| Different but similar to the Malu Khia and with seemingly with similar properties. I got some seeds from Eden seeds and fron the description it might get a bit rampant so is either grown on a fence or as ground cover. In tropical areas become a perennial, in cooler climates apparently good as an annual. Has anyone experienced it? I planned to plant the seeds in punnets but would it be best sown direct? I use spinach juice medicinally but the English variety in short lived and I won't buy from Woolies! Linda |
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RE: Bassella Rubra - Ceylon Spinach
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| Although the Eden packet says Basella rubra (lovely red stem), mine turned out to be Basella alba (boring old white stem) - same stuff though, just less attractive. It's too mucilaginous when cooked for me, and is too high in oxalates to eat raw, though I like the raw texture. |
RE: Bassella Rubra - Ceylon Spinach
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| Interesting - maybe I'll grow it as a windbreak! I'll let you know the stem colour. Maybe it just needs light cooking - I hate that slimy thing that happens in my wok sometimes.......L |
RE: Bassella Rubra - Ceylon Spinach
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- Posted by finbar Central Italy (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 15, 05 at 2:36
| I planted it a couple of years ago at Mrs finbar's behest. She'd read about its various properties. Forgotten the stem colour, but vastly underwhelmed by the slimy texture when cooked. It's rampant-ish but popped up again the next year thanks to the little pods it dropped. |
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