Category: Plants

  • Planting Reminders

    Planting now in May for the Australia – tropical zone (from gardinate.com) Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) Sow in garden. Harvest from September. Angelica Sow in garden. Harvest from 18 months. Asparagus Sow in garden, or plant as crowns. Harvest from 24 months. Asparagus Pea (also Winged bean, Goa bean) Sow in garden. Harvest from September. Basil…

  • Egyptian Spinach

    Egyptian Spinach (Corchorus olitorius) has a bright green leaf with a soft texture when eaten, and children love it. It loves the heat and should be grown in full sun. It can be germinated from seed and grown in humus-rich soil. Egyptian Spinach contains beta-carotene, calcium, chlorophyll, folic acid, mucin, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5, vitamin…