Chenopodium giganteum
Tree spinach
Common names: Giant goosefoot
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Description
Tree spinach grows man-high in a single season and bears a bright magenta powder on the young shoot tips, making it an eye-catcher in the garden bed and on the plate. The mild leaves taste like spinach and can be used raw or steamed. If allowed to self-seed, it will reappear on its own the following year.
Care instructions
Sow directly into the bed from April or sow indoors and transplant to a sunny location after the Ice Saints (mid-May, week 20). Continuously harvest the young, bright shoot tips to keep the plant tender and delay woodiness. Support tall specimens with a stake in windy locations.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
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