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Growing Amaranth sp, also Love-lies-bleeding

(Amaranthus caudatus)

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(Best months for planting Amaranth sp in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)


September: Sow after frost

  • Harvest in 50 days
  • Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
  • Best planted at soil temperatures between 18°C and 30°C.
  • Space plants: 50cm

Amaranth sp are frequently grown as flower plants and have many colour variations.

Amaranth tricolor is known as chinese spinach and has an insignificant flower.

Needs a warm sunny position. Avoid heavy soils. Poor germination rates are common

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Amaranth sp

Both leaves and seeds can be used. Excessive intake is not recommended .
Suggestions for use and warnings can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth

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