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🌿 Amaranth
Vegetable Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 45 days – 100 days, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 7 days |
| Direct sowing | +5 days vs transplants |
| Spacing | 10″ in the row × 18″ between rows |
| Planted as | seed |
| Water | ~0.75–1.2 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Plant out around Apr 22, once your last frost has passed.
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 22 |
| Zone 4 | May 14 |
| Zone 5 | May 3 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 22 |
| Zone 7 | Apr 8 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 22 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 27 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Amaranth Types
- Leaf · 45 days · 0.5–1.5 lbs/plant — Callaloo/tampala — tender greens, cut young and again; the heat-proof summer spinach.
- Grain · 100 days · 0.2–0.5 lbs/plant — Grown to dry seedheads — the pseudo-cereal (Love-Lies-Bleeding, Golden Giant); big ornamental tassels.
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