I purchased seeds for Caucasian Mountain Spinach but am wondering if I got the wrong seeds. My plant is doing well in a pot (this is a first year plant) but I am getting what looks like a young melon and also a rather large yellow flower growing from it. Also, the leaves are not smooth but sort of hairy feeling. To me, it looks like a cantaloupe plant. Is this to be expected with Caucasian mountain spinach? I'm confused.
I just built a tepee with three poles for our hablitzia. There is red clover already in the middle of the circle. Do you suggest I kill it with newspaper or cardboard or let it stay and will hablitzia be okay on edge poles of teepee?
@@infiniteohms Thank you. Only one hablitzia is still alive that I started from seed and I have a teepee with 6 poles. Will it eventually spread to other poles?
Hi, i started some from seed in may. They are still tiny! Not even finger height yet. Is it normal for this plant to stsrt off this slow? They are a healthy color and arent being bothered by any pests. How are your seedlings doing?
I would hope to see more growth then that by now... I have occasionally had Hablitzia seedling stall in pots, but when transplanted into the ground they took right off.
@@infiniteohms thanks! They are all in pots still, but buried in the ground to keep from drying out. I will definitly plant some in the ground then! Maybe they are rootbound even thpugh they are so small
Planting in partial shade, especially in areas with hot summers. Watering during drought. Adding some lime to the soil in acid conditions. Hablitzia is a very northern adapted plant, so in southern and western US states they might just not do well no matter what.
@@infiniteohms thank you i am growing it from seed this year im planning on putting it on the north side of my home in the yard where it gets some eastern sun in the morning followed by indirect west sun in the afternoon. Im adding some biochar hopefully this will help the soil for it to do well in making the soil more alkaline
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing work and I hope you are safe and healthy out there
I’ll have to keep my eye out for them to become available again. 😄
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@@infiniteohms THANK YOU!!!!! I just placed an order. 🙂
@@infiniteohms I already got my order and they all look AMAZING!!! Thank you so much!
You are welcome!
I purchased seeds for Caucasian Mountain Spinach but am wondering if I got the wrong seeds. My plant is doing well in a pot (this is a first year plant) but I am getting what looks like a young melon and also a rather large yellow flower growing from it. Also, the leaves are not smooth but sort of hairy feeling. To me, it looks like a cantaloupe plant. Is this to be expected with Caucasian mountain spinach? I'm confused.
I just built a tepee with three poles for our hablitzia. There is red clover already in the middle of the circle. Do you suggest I kill it with newspaper or cardboard or let it stay and will hablitzia be okay on edge poles of teepee?
Hablitzia should be fine as long as they can get established before the clover goes over it.
@@infiniteohms Thank you. Only one hablitzia is still alive that I started from seed and I have a teepee with 6 poles. Will it eventually spread to other poles?
@@mudwellies1 probably best to plant a couple more to get more coverage. You might be able to just encourage self-seeding.
Hi, i started some from seed in may. They are still tiny! Not even finger height yet. Is it normal for this plant to stsrt off this slow? They are a healthy color and arent being bothered by any pests. How are your seedlings doing?
I would hope to see more growth then that by now... I have occasionally had Hablitzia seedling stall in pots, but when transplanted into the ground they took right off.
@@infiniteohms thanks! They are all in pots still, but buried in the ground to keep from drying out. I will definitly plant some in the ground then! Maybe they are rootbound even thpugh they are so small
Ive heard people have a hard time getting hablitzia to survive ....what do u do to keep it healthy and happy
Planting in partial shade, especially in areas with hot summers. Watering during drought. Adding some lime to the soil in acid conditions. Hablitzia is a very northern adapted plant, so in southern and western US states they might just not do well no matter what.
@@infiniteohms thank you i am growing it from seed this year im planning on putting it on the north side of my home in the yard where it gets some eastern sun in the morning followed by indirect west sun in the afternoon. Im adding some biochar hopefully this will help the soil for it to do well in making the soil more alkaline