Amaranthus

#amaranth #seedling 💕 3 weeks old @niching it's so interesting to see the difference in colors on the leaves of the seedling varieties!

I look at all your seedlings and think man i still have soooooo much to do and plant lol

I haven't even started outside!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ @cyndi

I had to barely can keep seedlings alive indoors. I can start them for example the dahlias but they die. So started stuff outside in pots or direct sow and its so far working tons better.

I am losing one of two a day, which is not bad considering... It sucks to get them so far, and then they keel over for no reason. I am hoping I can do your strategy in the fall with sowing direct. @cyndi

This amaranth variety can get pretty tall and the leaves get darker as they age. I think my shortest was 3’ and tallest was 5-6’. Good backdrop in the herb and butterfly 🦋 garden. Add the young leaves to your salad. If you let it go to seeds, you can probably have enough to grow sprouts. I have set to get into that but it’s on my to do list.

Good info Dom! @niching Thank you!! ❤️

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#amaranth #seedlings 💕 #seeds gifted by @niching

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#companionplanting Amaranth – Plant with corn to shade the soil and retain water. Attracts predatory ground beetles