Quick facts
- Edible grain
- Cute pink flowers
Chenopodium quinoa
95 days. Cute rosy pink quinoa. Quinoa is a wonderful plant of many uses. It's an edible grain cooked like couscous or rice, and a beautiful flower for the ornamental garden. Especially this one! With its rosy glow, its the perfect addition to a textured flower garden! This one gets 3-4 ft. tall.
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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65-80 |
3-4 w. |
6-9 d. |
Mild |
Full |
1/8” |
12”/24” |
Start inside 3-4 weeks before last frost, or direct sow outside around the last frost date. Quinoa thrives in cooler conditions so don't delay. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free seeds from plants. Use a fan or screen to blow off chaff.
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Seed specs: Packet size- 1/2 g., ~250 seeds |