Red Leaf Vegetable Amaranth - Green Seed

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Red Leaf Vegetable Amaranth - Green Seed

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Known as "Red Callaloo" in the Caribbean.
Round to heart-shaped leaves are medium-green overlaid with burgundy red. Striking color on the undersides of the leaves. Cutting the top of the plant yields beautiful, multicolored rosettes that can be added to mixes. Comparable to spinach in flavor. Often used in soups. Avg. 48,900 seeds/oz. Packet: 500 seeds.
CULTURE:Easy to grow. Vegetable Amaranth performs best in hot, humid weather. For full-size leaves, direct seed 12-15 seeds/ft. in warm 70°F (21°C) soil, covering 1/8- 1/4"; thin to 6" apart. For baby leaf, sow 60 seeds/ft. in a 2-4" band.

DISEASES AND PESTS:Prevent disease with crop rotation and sanitation.

HARVEST:Start harvesting leaves when plants are at least 1' tall. The plants will continue to produce young, edible leaves. Pick individual leaves; pinch off terminal buds to encourage branching.

AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE:1,600'/oz., 26,000'/lb., 1.2 lb./acre at 15 seeds/ft. in rows 18" apart.

SEED SPECS:SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 48,900 seeds.

PACKET:500 seeds, sows 32'.