Zone 8 Brassicas:


Due to overnight temperatures forecasted this week at our central Pennsylvania greenhouse, we will have to move out the shipping date for your brassica plants to ensure their health on their shipping journey. Your brassica plants will now be shipping out beginning the week of 2/26/2023. We sincerely apologize for this delay. Fortunately, your brassicas can be planted as soon as you receive them this season and you can rest assured that they will thrive in your garden.

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Do you have spinach that does not have oxalate crystals?

Malabar spinach does not have oxalate crystals in its leaves. It is a member of the Basellaceae family. Only members of the Amaranthaceae family, which includes Swiss Chard, and beets, contain oxalate crystals in their leaves. 


Malabar spinach is a vining plants that loves warm weather. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

Here is the link to our Malabar Spinach.

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