Plant Profile: Red Amaranth

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Amaranth is a plant used both as a leaf vegetable, and as a grain. Amaranth is highly nutritious and is known as a food that was used by the Aztec Indians. In the picture is a breed of red amaranth sprouting in a seed tray.  They are in the baby leaf stage.  They also work great for micro greens, and need to be picked a few days earlier than what is shown in the pic. This amaranth grows very easily and can withstand somewhat dry conditions temporarily. This type of amaranth does not produce a large amount of grain like the traditional larger breeds.  This breed stays somewhat short, and the grains form near the leaf and branch nodes. This stuff reseeds itself readily, and I would recommend it to anyone with a garden.  


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