Magentaspreen-Lambsquarters Greens (Organic 30 Days)

A giant relative of Lambsquaters grown for its glowing magenta young leaf tips. Easy to grow in heat or cold, where it can be harvested at 8 inches in 30 days or left to continue upward to 8 feet. With a taste similar to spinach each tip is magenta coated with powdery iridescence. Spectacular in a salad mix or use any way you would many greens, steamed. Cultivated in the other parts of the world and first introduced here in the early 1980s. It will self-seed if left to grow.

500 seeds

PLANTING

Chenopodium gigantium

Germination: 4-14 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF. 

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4" deep

Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost. Sow heavy seeded rows, 30-50 seeds per foot. Sow every 2-3 weeks for a continuous harvest. 

Harvest: Start harvesting young leaves tips when the plant reaches 6-8"

Tips: Plant in average to fertile soil. Deadhead to prevent self-seeding