Red Leaf - Baselle
This ancient variety, from tropical Asia, produces a red stem, climbing up to 3 m high, and green leaves with red highlights. Also known as "Malabar spinach", it is eaten like spinach and has a light sorrel taste.
Although this variety adapts to a wide range of climatic conditions, hot weather favors its development.
in bucket
Soaking the seeds 24 hours before sowing facilitates germination. Sow in pots, from March to April, in a warm place (25°C). Set out after mid-May, in the open ground 40 cm apart, or in a very large pot.
Regular watering keeps the leaves tender, and harvesting should be carried out as and when required, without stripping the plant of all its foliage, otherwise vegetation will be delayed.
March, April
July, August, September, October
in the ground, in pot
sunny
fort
all floor types
rich, reheated, drained
Basella rubra
mid-season
30 seeds
tender
Red, Green
From 200 to 300 cm
round
China
1883
"Vilmorin-Andrieux "Les Plantes Potagères
This ancient Chinese variety is mentioned in Vilmorin-Andrieux's 1883 book "Les Plantes Potagères".
