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Red Amaranth | 200+ seeds | Own Organically Grown Stock | Same Day Dispatch

£3.49 GBP
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Please find for sale 200+ seeds of Red Stem Amaranth seeds. These seeds have been harvested from my own plants so are as fresh as you will get anywhere - see some of my seeds in the pictures.. I pick the tastiest young leaves to pick and have them raw in salads or add at the last minute them to all kinds of dishes such as curries, stews etc where they add flavour, taste and of course a lot of nutrition

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SAVE PACKAGING MATERIALS  - SEE OTHER INTERESTING & UNUSUAL SEEDS & PLANTS IN MY SHOP

INSTRUCTIONS - TO SAVE PAPER I NO LONGER SEND OUT WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW SO PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS PAGE. FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME WITH ANY GROWING QUESTIONS.

Also known as Chines Spinach, Callaloo, Yin Choi, Tampala and 苋菜 in Mandarin, Amaranth is widely popular in many parts of the world as aside from being easy to grown and very tasty (similar to spinach) its  leaves are rich in vitamin A and are also full of flavonoid polyphenolic antioxidants like beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, and lutein which provide a protective layer against oxidative stress caused by free radicals.

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Germination and Planting Guide

2 Choices:

1) In Feb sow indoors or greenhouse in trays and keep in a light place, thinning and potting on as required then transplant the young plants outside once the soil has warmed and the risk of frost has gone

2) Sow directly outside where they are to grow once risk of front has gone and soil warmed. Depending on where you are in the UK this could be April-May


Red Amaranth will happily set seed from the previous year, so best to decide where you want your Amaranth patch to be then all you need to do is a little weeding and thinning each year - and of course pick leaves.

Soil -  Adapts to most soils, but grows best in fertile, well-drained loam.

Position -  Full/Partial sun.

Frost tolerance - Amaranth seeds need warm soil to germinate and can be damaged by late frosts. Mature plants are easier to harvest after a light frost in the autumn.

Feeding - Before planting, enrich the soil with a light application of a balanced organic fertiliser or well rotted organic matter

Spacing -  Plant 45cm apart in rows circa 90cm apart

Thinning -  Thin directly sown seedlings to 45cm apart.



Olly's General Guide to Seed Sowing!

I love sowing seeds and it runs in the family - dad, grandad and finally my great-grandad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw "blanks" from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others and problems can arise so here are some tips to make "blanks" few and far between:

1) Don't Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost!

2) Google and YouTube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 

3) Think Nature! What conditions do seeds face? For example a seed from a tropical plant will fall to the warm, wet and dark jungle floor. A seed from the mountains of Europe will fall to the floor in Autumn, then have to endure months of freezing temperatures before germinating in the spring. So as growers, what we are trying to do is to simulate the conditions that the seeds will naturally experience and there are plenty of tricks that can be done to short cut the processes somewhat.

4) Good compost pays dividends . The best investment you can make is to purchase three bags - one of potting compost, one of vermiculite and one of horticultural sand. With these three bags I can make up whatever soil type a particular seed likes (although for most seeds I find a 50/50 mix of compost and vermiculite works just fine) 

5) Rot is your enemy. The single biggest danger to seed germination is rot - either before or after "damping off" the seeds germinate. To reduce the risk, ensure you have good free draining soil mix and that it is moist but not wet. Unless the seed variety absolutely requires it I prefer NOT to cover my seeds trays with plastic bags, Whilst germination is often faster this way, it greatly increases the risk of rot. I prefer to place my seed trans inside a watertight plastic tray and water from the bottom - airflow over the surface reduces the risk.

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