Raw / fresh
Use young tender leaves fresh in salads, wraps, bowls, sandwiches, or as a garnish where suitable.
Leafy Greens
Amaranth growing guide
Fast-growing tropical green with colourful foliage. Young leaves eaten like spinach. Seeds are highly nutritious pseudo-grain. Heat-tolerant unlike regular spinach.
5-10 daysGermination
30-45 daysHarvest
20 cmSpacing
0.3 cmSow depth
FullSun
TenderFrost
1.5 cm/weekWater
6-7pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec |
| Subtropical | Sep - Dec | Sep - Dec | Oct - Mar |
| Mediterranean | Sep - Nov | Sep - Nov | Oct - Feb |
| Temperate | Oct - Dec | Oct - Dec | Nov - Mar |
| Cool | Oct - Dec | Oct - Dec | Dec - Feb |
| Arid | Sep - Nov | Sep - Nov | Oct - Feb |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Amaranth after harvest.
Cooked
Wilt, steam, stir-fry, braise, add to soups, fold into omelettes, or use in savoury bakes.
Store / preserve
Use fresh, blanch and freeze sturdy greens, ferment, or make herb-style pastes depending on the crop.
Try: Fresh salad, Garlic stir-fry, Soup greens, Wilted side.
Good companions
Corn, Onion, Potato
Avoid near
No avoid list yet.
Growing note
Harvest leaves regularly to encourage bushy growth. Let a few plants go to seed for grain.
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