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Red Garnet

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Information

Fast growing purple edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) often cultivated as small leaves for salads. Very similar to the Hopi Red Dye, but Red Garnet has somewhat stronger violet color on the underside of the leaves when young and will not be as big as fully grown. The flavour is mild. 

One portion contains about 500 seeds. 

 

Product number:1245
Scientific name:Amaranthus tricolor
Botanic family:The Amaranth Family - Amaranthaceae
Organic:Yes
Lifespan:Annual
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:Pre-cultivate: April/Direct sow: June–July
Sowing depth:0,5 cm
Germination time:5–8 days
Plant spacing:5–10 cm baby leaves/20–35 cm whole plant
Row spacing:35–50 cm
Height:150 cm
Plant location:Sun
Harvest/blooming:June–frost
Seeds/g:1300 seeds
Heirloom variety:No

Cultivation advice

Sowing

Sow the tiny seeds 0,5 cm deep in April-May and plant out when the soil is warm enough and the risk of frost is over. Sow directly only when ground temperature is about 15 degrees. Sow thinly. Often broadsown for babyleaf harvest. 

Spacing

When grown as baby leaves the plants can stand close together, 5-10 cm. Otherwise they need a mutual space of 20 cm and 35-50 cm between rows. 

Harvest

Enjoy the mild taste of the leaves as colourful babyleaves and larger in salads. The large leaves can be cooked for a few minutes. The taste resembles that of spinach. The seeds are often used in porrige or popped or ground to flour or used for sprouts.

Seed

1300 seeds/1 g. A portion contains about 500 seeds.