I've got an amaranth plant in flower. I have no idea where it came from, but it's growing in my "mix and chuck" growing area. My only thought is that there must have been amaranth seeds in the 2016 flower seed swap because I certainly have never bought any.
Of course I didn't keep a list of what I "M & C'd", and I can't find the list of seeds and donors from the seed swap. (I found the thread but no mention of amaranth by anyone).
I need help and advice.
First, is it a perennial and if so can I move it, and when? Naturally it's not growing in a very convenient place.
Next, which parts are edible, does it need cooking or can it be eaten raw? I can only find a couple of recipes for the seeds - either popping them like corn, or cooking like porage. So what about the leaves? Edible or not?
How do you tell when the seeds are ready to harvest, and how do you do it?
If it's perennial, does it die down completely for the winter, or stay above ground?
Lastly, it's a pretty flower and worth growing just for that, but is it worth growing as a vegetable? Who's tried it and do you still grow it?
Of course I didn't keep a list of what I "M & C'd", and I can't find the list of seeds and donors from the seed swap. (I found the thread but no mention of amaranth by anyone).
I need help and advice.
First, is it a perennial and if so can I move it, and when? Naturally it's not growing in a very convenient place.
Next, which parts are edible, does it need cooking or can it be eaten raw? I can only find a couple of recipes for the seeds - either popping them like corn, or cooking like porage. So what about the leaves? Edible or not?
How do you tell when the seeds are ready to harvest, and how do you do it?
If it's perennial, does it die down completely for the winter, or stay above ground?
Lastly, it's a pretty flower and worth growing just for that, but is it worth growing as a vegetable? Who's tried it and do you still grow it?
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