Amaranth
Amaranthus tricolor
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late March to late April, sow outside early May to early September, plant out early May to early June, and harvest early June to late October.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late March to late April
- Sow outdoors
- early May to early September
- Plant out
- early May to early June
- Harvest
- early June to late October
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 15 cm apart, rows 40 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Ready in
- 30 to 50 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 60 cm
- Hardiness
- Tender: killed by any frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- About 8 weeks
Growing tip
Wait for warm soil before sowing, then pinch out the tips and pick young leaves often; it keeps regrowing until the first frost.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For amaranth, we used:
Grow amaranth with VegLog
Add amaranth to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
