Chinese Spinach - Amaranthus Tricolor

Common Name: Chinese Spinach - Amaranthus Tricolor

Scientific Name: Amaranthus Tricolor

Life Cycle: Hardy Annual

Description: 

• fast growing

• highly nutritious in vitamins & minerals

• can be eaten cooked or raw

Sowing Depth & Method: 3 - 5 mm deep, direct sow 

Row spacing: 30 - 45 cm 

Plant spacing: 30 - 45 cm  

Season: sow late Spring, early Summer

Position: full sun, moist well-drained soil

Days until germination: 7 - 10 days at 20 - 25 degrees Celsius

Days until maturity: 50 - 60 days

Approx Number of Seeds: 40

When to Sow in your climate: