Lesson 6.29.0 MALU KHIYYA - Cultivation

 

FOOD FOREST COURSE

AGRO-ECONOMY Lesson 6.29.0

MALU KHIYYA - Cultivation

 

Malu Khiyya, Egyptian spinach or Salad Mallow are three other names given to this annual bush.  It is a favoured source of greens in the Middle Eastern countries but originated in India.  The leaves are very nutrient rich and they are also rich in potassium and protein, but they have a light mucilage taste.  The young leaves especially are a useful addition in salads, while the older leaves are best used as a spinach.

 

CULTIATION

Malu Khia is a shrub that grows to a metre high, but as it is an annual it will die down in the cooler winter months.  It is very hardy and easy to grow and can be grown both from seed and cuttings.  I have found that even very small seedlings are very hardy and can be confidently planted all over the garden with a very high success rate.  At maturity lots of little yellow flowers will form small seedpods.  The seedpods will dry on the bush and shatter open and release lots of seed to be self-sown for the next growing season.  I have only grown this plant for one season at the time of writing and I have a feeling that they will end up all over the garden all by themselves!  Germination is 100% and Malu khia will grow in any soil and is extremely hardy and drought resistant due to its woody stem and deep root system.  I’m looking forward to seeing how many bushes are going to self-propagate themselves for next summer. This is what I call easy gardening.

Text from the roots, Elisabeth Ferkonia (Aus.) PDC studied with Bill Mollison,





 

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