Sowing months
Apr–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Water
Daily in heat
Mature size
Climbs 2–4 m
First harvest
Six weeks
Family
Basellaceae
Where it grows
balcony, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Give it a string; it climbs and keeps producing until December.
A thick-leaved climbing spinach that thrives in the worst of the monsoon heat.
Growing it
Give it a string; it climbs and keeps producing until December.
What it is for
Malabar spinach for saag; excellent screening on a hot balcony.