Amaranth- Green Garnet
Amaranthus tricolor
Standard seed packet, 300 seeds
Amaranth- Green Garnet
Amaranthus tricolor
- Large green leaves
- Baby leaf, sprouts & microgreens
This variety of Amaranth is most commonly grown as a leaf vegetable; it's fantastic for baby leaf, salad greens, sprouts or microgreens. The plants produce large green leaves that have excellent flavour and tender texture. Very popular in Asian cuisine; excellent in soups, stews, salads and stir-fries. Fast growing. Very nutritious. Heat tolerant. Pick leaves as required. Plants do well in hot weather. Young leaves are tender and used as a salad green, mature leaves are cooked like spinach. Seeds can also be harvested from mature plants and used as a grain.
Sprouts are ready in approximately 5-10 days.
Microgreens are ready in approximately 14-21 days.
Baby leaves are ready in approximately 20-30 days.
Plants reach maturity at approximately 70-110 days.
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: | 70-110 days (SPROUTS: 5-10 days, MICROGREENS: 14-21 days, BABY LEAF: 20-30 days) |
(Product number: F4-15_P)
Seeds per gram: 1350 seeds
| SKU | F4-15_P |
| Botanical name: | Amaranthus tricolor |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Seeds per gram: | 1350 |
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