Grow guide
How to grow Red Garnet Amaranth
Amaranthus tricolor
- Type
- Amaranth
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 30–55 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Deep burgundy leaves used as greens from 30 days or left to produce grain at 85+ days; plants reach 5 ft in full sun.
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