You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
I am growing amaranth...very little, tho' as I just like the tender leaves in salads...it is cold for it here, now...I think that's why mine, in the ground, are dwarfs!!!
my amaranths start out now..and stay fairly small until August, and then grow like a maniac. Different varieties will grow big by May. My experience is they take a good 6-8 months to do something..and once they hit that growth spurt, they make up for lost time. Not sure how they act in year around tropical conditions though.
Been a while I've had the chance to post on here. I'm still in Senegal working away helping in urban garden and market gardens.
Amaranth grows as a weed here. I did a small plot of high producing seed but unfortunately it cross pollinated with local varieties. So I'm out of luck.
Aloha! I have grown quinoa and amaranth in Keaau. I grew Golden Giant Amaranth, Hopi Dye Amaranth, and a asian red and green leaved variety for the leaves only. The young leaves of all varieties are good fresh or cooked. The white seeded kinds are preferred for grain.
The quinoa was gorgeous, with beautiful, silvery pastel colors, but stunted during our winter, and the rain ruined the grains, which sprouted on the stalks. They should do well here at higher elevations, and drier areas.
