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Water Spinach Seed Germination

Asked by:

Yenny Onggosanusi

Posted at:

January 26, 2025

Would you mind giving me an instruction about growing and caring for "water spinach" in a container? What should I do to make the seeds germinate?
Water spinach likes moist to very wet acid soil. To get lush growth it also has to be quite rich. Using a peat based soil mix would work well. Use as large a container as possible so that you can grow enough for a meal. Barely cover the seeds with soil, water deeply, allow to drain, cover with clean plastic and keep warm. The seeds should germinate in 6 to 21 days with 50 to 90% germination. Allow the pot to stand in a shallow saucer of water for best growth.