Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: Tricolor
Cultivar: New Garnet Red
5 to 110 days
This variety of Amaranth is most commonly grown as a leaf vegetable, for baby leaf, salad greens, sprouts or microgreens, the seed is gluten-free. Popular in Asian cuisine, in soups, stews, salads, and stir-fries. Young leaves are tender and used as a salad green, mature leaves are cooked like spinach. Fast-growing, heat tolerant, up to 2m. Plants do well in hot weather. Can also be grown as an ornamental,
Depth: Barely cover 1/16″
Sprout Time: 3-21 days
Starting Indoors: Six weeks before the last frost, start in pots with vermiculite. Keep at 65-75°F with evenly moist conditions by placing a humidity dome over the containers until germination occurs.
Starting Outdoors: Direct sow after last frost.
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size
2.5gr / 3000+ seeds
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