General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18 to 32 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 65F - 75ºF
Days to germinate: 10 to 21 days
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Wind

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Common names
  • Chinese Spinach)
  • Amaranth
  • Edible (Yin Tsai

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-06-03
Location: my garden 
Date: 2012-07-02
Location: my garden 
Date: 2012-07-02
back side of
Location: mom's garden 
Date: 2014-08-26
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On April 26, 2021 Harvested
Seeds self sow - hundreds of plants
piksihk On November 6, 2020 Harvested
Seeds collected
piksihk On September 13, 2020 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Pulled - setting seeds
piksihk On June 12, 2020 Harvested
harvested a few leaves
piksihk On June 4, 2020 Seeds sown
add more seeds from pack K_Jay Int'l 2009
piksihk On May 21, 2020 Transplanted
Veg bed
piksihk On May 12, 2020 Seeds sown
Pots old seeds 2011
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