Grow guide
How to grow Teff
Eragrostis tef
- Type
- Grain
- Zones
- USDA zones 8–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 90–120 days
- Spacing
- 3″ apart
- Density
- 16 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Fertilize At sow
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Ethiopian gluten-free grain; broadcast onto a fine, firm seedbed after soil reaches 65 F; stalks turn golden at maturity.
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