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🥬 New Zealand Spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides
vegetables Annual Aizoaceae
New Zealand Spinach plant photo
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low to Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-10
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, sandy
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
12-24 in (sprawling)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Corn
Trailing groundcover beneath tall corn
🤝 Pepper
Heat-loving groundcover for peppers

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Heat-loving spinach alternative that never bolts. Trailing habit - good ground cover. Blanch leaves to remove oxalates.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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