How To Grow Amaranth

Keep soil moist until the seedlings sprout. Working in a dry place, strip off the seeds, use a fan to winnow out debris, and spread the cleaned seeds on screens or trays to finish drying indoors.

Smaller varieties can be grown in large tubs. Harvest seed heads for drying after most of the flowers have faded and the cluster feels firm. Amaranth varieties that grow head high require 24 inches (60 cm) between plants.

Be careful, though, as a single plant can produce up to 100,000 seeds! Selectively thin the flower heads before seed drop to prevent an overwhelming number of seedlings the following spring.

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Just like other, the smaller the leaf, the more tender it is, but larger leaves have a more developed flavor.If you would like to harvest the amaranth grain, allow the plant to go to flower.

If you use this technique you will never have a fallen tulip again.

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