Description: Red Garnet AmaranthNon-GMO 500+ Seeds per pack 90 to 120 days — The plants of 'Red Garnet' amaranth are a beautiful maroonish-red color with fuchsia-red flower heads making it an attractive addition to your ornamental gardens. Since they reach six feet or more in height, plan you plantings accordingly.Amaranth is generally sown as a summer annual, but if you live in areas that have cooler, shorter seasons, sow seeds indoors in the early spring and transplant outside after all danger of frost has passed. Choose a location that receives full sun and plant in the garden using a final spacing of fourteen inches. Seeds can take fourteen to twenty-one days to germinate at soil temperatures between 70 to 75ºF.Harvested at 20 to 30 days, its young leaves are tender and mild and make a nice addition to a mixed greens salad. More mature leaves are used as a tasty cooked green and taste similar to spinach. Its seeds, as a "pseudo-grain," contain many amino acids and nutrients and can be eaten raw, sprouted, toasted, or ground into flour. Even if you don't harvest it, small migrating birds will be attracted to it in their fall travels and thank you for providing a meal.
Price: 3.98 USD
Location: Upland, California
End Time: 2023-11-25T07:50:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Cultivating Difficulty: Very Easy
Type: Vegetable Seeds
Soil Type: Loam, Sand
Features: Edible, Fast Growing
Color: Red
Climate: Cold, Mediterranean
Sunlight: Full Sun
Genus: Amaranthus cruentus
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 3-12
Vegetable Type: Lettuce
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Common Name: Lettuce
Life Cycle: Annual
Brand: Honest Seed Co.
Watering: Medium
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
