Amaranth- Green Leaf
Amaranthus tricolor
- Leaf vegetable/salad green
- Can also be grown as a sprout and microgreen
This variety of Amaranth is best used as a leaf vegetable, salad green, sprout or microgreen. It has large tender green that are sweet in flavour and very popular in Asian cuisine; excellent in soups, stews and stir-fries. Fast growing. Very nutritious. Heat tolerant. Pick leaves as required or harvest whole plant at maturity.
How to sow and grow:
Method: | Sow direct |
Sowing Depth: | 6mm |
When: | Spring or after frost and summer |
Germination: | 7-10 days @ 20-25°C |
Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Half hardy Annual |
Plant Spacing: | 50cm |
Position: | Full sun, moist soil |
Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 45-55 days (SPROUTS, 4 days; MICROGREENS, 14-21 days) |
(Product number: E4-01-P)
Seeds per gram: 1250 seeds
SKU | E4-01-P |
Botanical name: | Amaranthus tricolor |
Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
Packet quantity: | 300 seeds |
Seeds per gram: | 1250 |
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