New Zealand Spinach Seeds (Tetragonia tetragonioides)

Grow a heat-tolerant alternative to traditional spinach with New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides). This hardy, fast-growing leafy green produces succulent, nutrient-rich leaves ideal for salads, steaming, or sautéing. Perfect for summer gardens, it thrives in warm weather when regular spinach struggles, providing a continuous harvest of fresh greens.

How to Grow

• Sow seeds directly outdoors after the last frost when soil has warmed.

• Use well-drained, fertile soil in full sun to partial shade.

• Sow seeds 1–2 cm deep and thin seedlings to 25–30 cm apart.

• Keep soil consistently moist for best growth.

• Harvest young leaves regularly or cut mature leaves, leaving the plant to regrow.

Key Features

• Heat-tolerant alternative to traditional spinach

• Fast-growing, nutrient-rich leaves

• Hardy and easy to grow

• Ideal for salads, steaming, or sautéing

• Provides continuous harvest throughout warm seasons

Ideal For

• Vegetable gardens and raised beds

• Summer harvesting when regular spinach struggles

• Fresh salads, cooking, and sautéed greens

• Continuous harvest of nutrient-rich leaves

Sowing

• Best time: After last frost, when soil is warm

• Depth: 1–2 cm

• Spacing: Thin to 25–30 cm apart

• Prefers full sun to partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil

Quick Tip

• Regularly harvest outer leaves to encourage continuous growth throughout the season.