Grow guide
How to grow Red Orach
Atriplex hortensis
- Type
- Misc edible
- Zones
- USDA zones 4–8
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 40–60 days
- Spacing
- 12″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Mountain spinach tolerates heat and cold better than true spinach; direct sow early spring, thin to 12 in., harvest before it bolts.
More misc edible varieties
Grows well nearby
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