Heirloom Organic New Zealand Spinach Seeds

Heirloom Organic New Zealand Spinach Seeds (8) New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) Also known as Cook’s cabbage or tetragon, is a leafy plant that grows native in New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, and Japan. Captain Cook discovered the plant and used it to help his crew prevent scurvy. Sir Joseph Banks introduced the seeds to England in 1772 and it became a popular summer vegetable New Zealand spinach is a perennial grown as a warm-weather annual. Sow New Zealand spinach in the garden about the date of the average last frost in spring or later. It can be started indoors 2 to 3 weeks before the last frost in spring for later transplanting. New Zealand spinach is not frost hardy like true spinach. The two plants are not related but can be used fresh or cooked in the same way. Plant New Zealand spinach in the warm part of the year when regular spinach will not grow. Description. New Zealand spinach is a perennial vegetable grown as a tender annual. It is a low-growing, we