Grow guide
How to grow Teff Ruby Silk
Eragrostis tef
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–90 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Annual Ethiopian grain grass with fine-textured airy panicles prized as a cut-flower filler; start in containers 6-8 weeks before last frost.
More ornamental grass varieties
Grows well nearby
Track Teff Ruby Silk from seed to harvest with Evengrow.
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