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Sign up freeBlitum capitatum
vegetableDual-purpose: spinach-like leaves and bright red strawberry-like edible fruits. Mild flavours throughout. Self-seeds. Ornamental garden curiosity.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Leaf miners.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Well-draining, average
A fellow Amaranthaceae — similar growing habits to Strawberry Spinach
