Description

Quinoa is an ancient, nutritious food native to the mountains of South America. Seeds can be cooked, roasted, or ground into flour. Young leaves are delicious cooked like spinach. This blend has striking colors of hot pink, burgundy, red, orange, yellow, white, and green. Grows best in climates with moderately warm days (lower than 95F) and cool nights. Fairly drought tolerant. Deer resistant.

Days to Maturity:90120 days

Family:Amaranthaceae

Native:Southern and western South America

Hardiness:Frost-tolerant annual

Exposure:Full sun

Bloom Period:Flowerheads appear in late summer, and last until first hard freeze.

Plant Dimensions:4’7′ tall, 18″24″ wide

Variety Info:4″12″ flower heads in colors of hot pink, royal burgundy, red, pumpkin orange, light yellow, creamy white, lime green.

Attributes:Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Frost Tolerant

When to Sow Outside:RECOMMENDED.Cold Climates: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is 4550F.Mild Climates: Sow in winter for maturity prior to summer’s heat.

When to Start Inside:1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date.

Days to Emerge:34 days

Seed Depth:“

Seed Spacing:A group of 2 seeds every 12″18″

Thinning:When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″18″

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