How To Grow Amaranth From Seed To Harvest! You MUST Grow This!
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I had a “Love lies bleeding” amaranth seed itself in my flower bed one year. It grew a 12 foot stalk loaded with flowers. I harvested it in fall and got a gallon of seed from the single plant. Amazing!
Its wonderful in flower arraignments!!! One year i got two big bags of seeds to share and kid who helped me tossed them first...i could of killed him then thought..oh well..he.reallynis as sharp as a bowling ball.....Just let it slide.
That is awesome!!
A gallon! Wow! Do you have any favorite uses?
Does it matter what type of amaranth you uses or no
@76not84 I harvest the seeds to eat like quinoa or cook them with milk and sugar for a dessert, pop them like popcorn for a snack and cook the leaves like spinach
I live in Saudi Arabia in Al Madinah, one of the hottestand and driest parts in the area. We had a paved section in our yard , and the previous owner had 3 holes for working on his cars instead of a car left. The holes had tiles, lights, concrete floor sections, and stairs, and we just filled them with dirt and stones to make the yard look nicer. Comes rain season (which is once a year) Those holes packed with dirt and stones are now brimming with Amaranth plants, and they're spreading every where everthere there's a crack in the pavement. They're a very vivid bright red, which's just beautiful. At first, I thought they were some sort of weeds or something, but thanks to you, I discovered that they're useful.
So thank you.
You're welcome. I know you will enjoy them.
This is a true testament to Mother Earth and life finding a way
Amaranth leaves are a delicacy in Kenya, so tasty. Mixed with african night shade leaves, and some beef stew they make the perfect meal
I've forgotten the kiuk name was it terere.
😃@@nacenimu
yes, terere
First year gardener. I built quite a large raised bed garden. I used about four yards of compost from a local nursery. Unbeknownst to me, it had a lot of amaranth in it. I thought it was a weed until I google pic’d it. It’s awesome! I’ve consistently eaten the leaves in stews and soups. I’ve not considered using the seeds as grains. Thanks. Subbed.
Welcome to the channel. Glad you recognized that Amaranth. It really is a great plant. It will come back year after year.
Strangely enough I’m having the same experience.
I also got some dirt from a nursery and just found a small plant in one of my tomato beds that Picture This identified as Palmers Amaranth, "a noxious weed". Which led me on a discovery path to these more desirable and edible varieties. Is there a concern for cross pollination between varieties? I am still researching to decide which variety I want to try or if I can try several different ones without concern. Thanks! Great video.😊
I grew a lot of Amaranth this year. The Burgundy and the Love Lies Bleeding varieties. I have come to really enjoy the leaves, and munch on them as I wander around in my garden (urban food forest in the making).
I’m so excited you’re covering this plant. I’ve bought seed and my thinking is it would feed us AND my chickens? Have you tried feeding it to your chickens and do they like it if so? Can’t wait to see how you end up processing it. I really want to grow my own chicken feed or rather a bigger portion of it. Worried about what’s coming and being able to buy and/or quality.
Awesome.
They seem to like it as much as anything else.
Do NOT feed Amaranth to chickens. They like it but it is not good for them. It contains oxalic acid. You would have to cook the seeds to break down the acid. Chickens can go into spasms and also growth suppressing anti nutrients are contained in Amaranth.
@@polywog9591 Ah, thank you for the information.
@@polywog9591 If you look on Research Gate, there are published controlled studies that dispute this. In fact, the oxalic acid is in the leaves and the leaves have less than most leafy greens chickens readily eat. The concerns were actually regarding calcium but this would only block calcium from similar plants and not other sources so is also therefore not a concern either. Clearly this should not comprise their entire diet but from everything I have read from reliable sources, it is a great resource to have.
@@mnj5089 Thank you for this information! I had planted Amaranth with the hope of adding that to my backup chicken feed and later ran across the information that I presented, which was disappointing to say the least! So I am thrilled that you corrected me with this alternative source of information.
I mix Amaranth with wheat and rye that I turn to flour in my hand-mill.
Awesome
The one good thing about that you can eat the entire thing if you want to die your clothing with certain varieties you can do that you’ll never get rid of it because the seeds are spread in the keep coming back so you always have food the rest of your life you can grow it like a micro green in trees and it grows extremely fast it’s worth it for your chickens for you everybody just thought I’d drop here on that one..
Absolutely. It is great stuff.
It truly is an amazing food one of the favorite food of the Aztecs, they carry this Seed into wor, they believe it was and is very nutritious,to this day I put about one tablespoon of it in my oatmeal ,the woman I understand never had bone problems as osteoporosis because they ate it every day,I read that a long time ago,I have two large jars in my pantry.😁😁
Awesome!
I have had Amaranth for years I don't know the name of one of them but it has Burgundy type leaves on it and I have a Tri-colour one. Mine are only small and I use it for the leaves and get the seeds at the end and they are black. It seems to survive till it gets to -2.C outside and that won't be far away for me but the plants are finished anyway.
Wow excellent my friend
New friend here
Please stay connect🙏🙏
I love amaranth, but it is very aggressive. It can drop seed in the wind. My lawn has sprouts coming up. I've been growing it in North Texas for 2 years now.
It is aggressive for sure.
All that being said I would still grow it.😄
I have harvested a lot of my Amaranth, but left a few short stalks with a few leaves on them, to see how perennial Amaranth can be here in zone 9a (Tucson, AZ).
Awesome! How did that work out?
@@CountryLivingExperience Oh my goodness! Did it ever work out awesome! The plants grew five feet or so and got massive flower heads!
At the same time, we were being dazzled by success in Sunflower growing. We tossed a lot of bird seed and ... VOILA! ha ha ha
I harvested a lot, and have recently taken one of the medium sized heads and gotten the seeds from it. I planted them, and have some sprouting outside my office (home office) window.
I will likely grow Amaranth for the rest of my life. And Sorghum, too! I grew that and Millet from the birdseed.
We are growing the heck out of sweet potatoes. I call them a BLACK THUMB variety! I literally ripped some up violently by some roots, tossed them to the back of the yard, and ignored them! They are doing very well thank you very much! (I had to try.)
Puffed Amaranth!
For sure
Have you tried to cook it in rice cooker? I use rice cooker for everything that I can, I’m using rice cooker for quinoa I guess should work with amaranth too, I’ll try it very soon.
I have not tried that yet.
You said that you threw seeds to begin with. However, did you have to dig or just throw them on the ground? I ordered seeds today, and I don't know exactly when they are coming, and I wan't to plant them right away.
Amaranth seeds are surface sown. You can lightly brush the over with your hand to incorporate them.
Love a landscape with beneficial factors. From pollinator friendly and my favorite, an edible landscape. So instead of a flowering kwanza cherry, why not go with an edible cherry tree like a rainer or a bing? Better yet, a cherry tree thats grafted with two varieties on a dwarf root stock. A blue berry hedge is so much better than an invasive privet hedge. Or a drift of winterberries lining your property instead of red twig dog wood.
Blueberry hedges would be great if my property wasn’t swamped by privet😢😢😢
Hi there, I heard that Amaranth is a great trap crop for the inevitable cucumber beetles. Somehow it attracts the beetles (might be a similar beetle visually, but might be a distinct species) and leaves the cucumber plants without pest pressure, which is totally unheard of here in the South. Could you please comment on this?
I had both growing at the same time about 30ft apart from one another. I noticed no decrease in pest pressure on the cucumbers.
I started growing this from seed in March and i have about 8 huge plants growing over 6ft tall. Thanks for showing this video, it's very helpful. now i just need to figure out what to do with the tiny bugs in it.
You're welcome
Good vid, I learned, thank you!!...have a small grouping(the goats really wanted it:) of red amaranth with no knowledge of what to do with... starting to lay over..will head out and now confidently harvest .... maybe throw in my Ezekiel cereal 👋🏻
There are amaranth species that are weeds in my country but I don't know if grain amaranth would tolerate summer in the tropics. I've never seen anyone grow it here.
Also you can eat the leaves and stems of most amaranth plants. The leaves are somewhat like spinach and the stems can be cut and sauteed. I have a food forest going in to year 3 and will be growing several varieties of amaranth for the first time. I'll give the leftovers to my chickens by dropping them in the compost pile (which is in their run).
I guess you can throw all that extra waste to the chickens and get all that nutrients to the eggs. Now that I think about it, probably good to plant a small batch wherever you let the chickens free range
Absolutely. I threw the waste in to mine.
Thank you. from South Africa we eat the leaves alot.. didn't try cooking the seeds..will try... 😊
I would use a cloth, like a pillow case, that how we got dry black eye peas & okra seeds.
Seems people stuck in suberbia could grow them in the front yards too since people think they're ornamentals
Yeah i really hate i can rarely find the tall ones...i got seed this last year and it was all under 8 inches.
Same with rare seeds chinese feather one the introduced 2 years ago...only got about 6 inches tall..im not saving one seed as i do cut flowers for people who need a pick me up.
@@sislertx I had issues with my two packets I got from baker creek.
There are too many factors present for me to pinpoint the cause.. I bought the seed in 2020 and we unexpectedly moved (so not the freshest) we have a whole new garden site (so not the best soil) and honestly I don't know where I had stored my seed last year during the chaos of the move (so maybe damaged seed)
Now I'm hearing of lots of people having germination issues and growth issues with seeds they've purchased 🤷♀️
That's a lot of ramble from me BUT when I bought my amaranth baker creek had a really wide selection, maybe keep an eye out on their site?
@@sislertx adding that when I talk about not the greatest soil.. I think I got contaminated soil as almost all of the soil I brought in has had issues growing things 😭 we're working on remediation
Absolutely
@sislertx. You’re not alone. Many of us got contaminated soil & compost. Grayson was the culprit. Good luck with remediation!
Hey my Texas brother, I am living abroad in SC... You know, far east Texas! I'm on the boarder of zones 7 and 8, and we grow the Mercado variety. They do really well here. Love the video brother!
Awesome!
Hey, great video. I'm here in Central Texas and I have had the worst time with my amaranth! It is the one bed I have to water every day, sometimes twice. Without fail , they wilt every day. They have been growing for almost 4 months, are about 5 ft tall , and they're just starting to get tiny flower heads forming. On the other hand, my quinoa has been very healthy and productive!
Thank you. It could be the variety. Try another or keep growing the quinoa if it is successful.
@@CountryLivingExperience I have a couple of varieties, I'm not even sure which one this was! It has been hotter than blazes
It has been a little toasty. Mine are partially shaded so maybe that helped.
The answer could be (because similar things happen to me) is not having established roots early enough. Also, I plant it where it gets afternoon shade which really helps. Good luck
@@CountryLivingExperience I live in the drylands of Brazil, and also have a fairly hard time to keep amaranth going- but love it for its beauty and for the toasty flavor in our cassava tortillas...
Where did you get your seeds? How do you cook it? And do you know if it’s something good for cows to eat? Thank you for your videos! I’m in Texas too and it’s definitely challenging to grow some years.
You're welcome. I got my seeds from Baker Creek. You cook it just like qinoua or rice or oatmeal. I don't have cows but I assume they would eat it.
It sounds like you’re describing sunflowers 🌻! Beautiful Also!! Thank you 😊
Similar but you can also eat the leaves which is an added benefit.
I get this growing wild every year from heirloom seeds from my grandmother. She called it Kiss me under the garden gate or something like that. I scatter the seeds in the fall to get more growing in more areas but it does not seem to tolerate competition from grasses and only comes up by my dogs fenced area and flowerbeds.
Interesting. Maybe this cultivar is different. Mine was covered with grasses and weeds at the ground level.
@@CountryLivingExperience Maybe because of my heavy clay / bog soil, its pretty compacted ground that can be more like concrete when its not like a giant sponge. Digging into it is sometimes almost impossible. The areas it comes up in have been disturbed so perhaps easier to germinate in.
Maybe. I have 18" of super soft sand loam on top of clay.
@@CountryLivingExperience That makes sense then. At my grandma's they grow anywhere we don't pull them.
The term you're looking for is inflorescence- when a bunch of flowers make up a big flower. 😊 I'm going to try to grow Amaranth this year! I have Love Lies Bleeding- can't wait to see how it turns out!
Thanks
You're welcome! I couldn't remember what it was either so I had to google it lol. Thanks for the great info! @@CountryLivingExperience 💚
Great video! I grew amaranth this year for the first time! Looking forward to harvest and trying my hand at cooking it!
Thank you. Glad you are growing some.
Is the fine chaff edible? I want to bake with this and make flour
It’s tough. If you want to make flour, you need to remove all the chaff. Just keep winnowing it, you’ll get there.
I bet the chicken like the Amaranth leftovers.
They sure do.
When should the seeds be sown? (I'm in zone 8 also, though I'm in 8a.)
The late spring. Ours goes in about late March.
@@CountryLivingExperience thank you
Wish you would've talked about how you cook it and how it tastes. Maybe next time?
Yes, next time.
Thank you. I just bought me some seed packets. Reviews repeated that germination is quick, and I plan to grow mine in 10 gallon fabric containers here in Florida. This will be a nice addition for foraging. Thanks for the guidance.
You’re welcome
I got some amarnth seeds on a whim. It was listed as a sub for spinach in the summer. Different variety than yours. Hasn't gotten blooms yet but bugs do like them.
The bugs surely like the leaves.
@@CountryLivingExperiencei also got the summer poinsettia one too❤
Thank you for sharing. I’ve got the Hopi Red growing.
You're welcome
Did not know that you could eat them and good to know ....
I was thinking next time try to put some light stones in the bag when you’re shaking the amaranth to make the seeds come loose a little easier.
Good call
Really enjoyed your insights, and expertise, i am working towards self sufficiency and have heard great things about amaranth. Now feel confident to introduce it in the garden
You're welcome. Glad you are moving toward that self sufficiency. Very important in today's world.
Im gf I have ceiliac..
Ive never grown this. But have used it in lots of things.. What happens if you dont get all of the chaffe out? Is there a taste difference or a health difference..?
Thanks very much
I am gf too. Just keep winnowing it and you can get out all the chaff. I don’t notice any taste diffs.
Threshing, bucket w golf balls!
or rocks or whatever you happen to have/
Cool
I tried growing this in the spring but it didn't do well at all. I'll try again. I'm growing it and lots of other stuff to feed my chickens. Great video. Thank you.
You’re welcome. Hope you can get it growing.
Isn't all grain seed?
Is it possible to grow Amaranth from store bought seeds? 🙂
I don't know. I have never tried it.
Can I make nutritional porridge with the seeds and a little chaff and some smaller twigs and husks?
I would just eat the seed.
Hey, thanks for the video. Is Amaranth the same as Amaranthus Cruentus?
You're welcome. It is. Most seed companies will tell you the best varieties for eating though.
Great information! I didn't know amaranth was so useful!!
You’re welcome. Very useful indeed.
And so nutritional.😁
Let a fan run.
Grab a pot with seeds and chaff .your left hand.
Grab an empty pot your right hand.
Now from the top pot, drop them into the empty pot...
The fan will blow only the chaff away.👍your welcome.
God bless you all.
Is this plant also called pigweed!?
I think I have heard that before. It does grow wild as well.
I have it growing on my property. Its about 24" in height) Lots of thorns on the stems. I found out the hard way thinking it was amaranth. (Which my plant net gave me the option of amaranth or pigweed) So I guess I'd better fet harvesting the seeds.
The pigweed version of this is by far the most invasive weed I have ever seen in South Georgia U.S. Please no not plant or spread this weed! Nothing will kill it. Pigweed will take over any spring crop. Makes your property useless for plant crops! Also it's like walking through thousands of tiny razor blades.
It must be different then. This does not have sharp leaves or flower structures at all. It is not invasive after I have grown it.
Interested in barter for seeds... (I got sample pic of rings, can not post pic here)
Not at this time. Thank you though.
Yes but does it contain anti-nutrients like the rest of the grains??
I have no idea. I have never heard of such a thing.
Each harvested seed have ability to grow for next season ?
Yes
It comes back?! Oooh nooo 😂
Can I make a flour substitute with amaranth?
Yes. Just roast it gently in the oven and then grind it.
Wonder if you are allergic to pig weed if you are ok with it
I am not allergic.
Did you thin the seedlings or let nature do it’s thing?
I just let nature take over and do it's thing.
Thank you! I learned some things watching this video! New subscriber, too! 🙂 I planted amaranth, last year, and it’s reseeded itself, of course. Do you know how close the new plants should be from each other? There are empty spaces and then clumps of several plants in one spot. I’m sure I should thin them. Thanks for any help! God bless!
Glad it was helpful.
It is just surface sown so there are no real planting distances.
Hi, happy to see this , unfortunately all my amaranth saplings were eaten by squirrels. Do u have any idea how to save them ?
I don't think they will grow back. Sorry.
Can you eat the flower & if so, how?
No. The seeds and leaves are edible. You need to let the flower mature and produce the seeds.
Can you tell me how is it consumed? It appears easy to grow but then what do I do. I live in a duplex so my space is limited. Thank you Sir. I'm new to this all.
You can cook it like a rice or an oatmeal.
That's way more than 100 flowers! :)
Thanks for the video!
You're welcome
What brand of seeds did you buy
We got them at Beyond Organic Seeds. www.beyondorganicseed.com/
I discovered amaranth had blown in one of my gardens, and snuffed out my lettuce and collard greens, and even my radish and flowers, the onions prevailed some. I had to do a search to identify if. It’s definitely a smaller variety. Most likely will go to ducks and hens.
It can certainly be invasive.
What's the best way to cook this?
You can cook it like rice. Boil with water in a pot until if fluffs up.
Question - is this a plant that deer will eat? I would like to try this but do not have any more space in our contained deer-proof garden. Thank you for your presentation.
You're welcome. I am not sure if the deer will eat this. I don't have any experience with them here.
Hello
Thanks for all the great videos
Do you know if deer will eat the Amaranth plants? Lots of deer in our area making it hard to grow our garden
Hello and you're welcome. I honestly don't know if deer like them or not. Our dog does a good job at keeping them away.
It's not easy to grow!
Is for me.
I just bought some and was looking up on here and came across your video I have the pink one that is what the picture is showing
We have the Golden Giant variety.
I know I can look this up, but what is the seed or grain used for? Bread, cereal, etc?
It can be used for a flat bread but it has no gluten. You can use it as a puffed cereal or cook it like a porridge.
Thank you for this info. I will be growing Amaranth in the spring for my chickens.
You’re welcome
Thanks for sharing. I will plant next year!
You’re welcome
En mi país no se produce el amaranto , si lo puedes conseguir en las tiendas importado. Tienes para q nos pueda compartir formas para consumir el amaranto ?. Saludos 🤗
I don't have any recipes available at this time. I will do another video in the future. Thank you.
Is it to late to plant for a fall harvest? I'm in zone 8.
No. Start planting now though.
Wonderful video and I loved the Spartan hat!
Thank you. Go Green!
I'm curious, do birds eat the seeds on the plant and do chickens like the seeds?
I have given it to my chickens. They don't really go crazy over it. As for other birds, I do not really see many eating the seeds.
@@CountryLivingExperience Thank you! I appreciate the information. I'm going to try growing an Amaranth called"Love lies bleeding". It's a beautiful burgundy color. Hopefully all goes well. Thanks again.
I love your videos. I am learning a lot from them. I have a question that has nothing to do with this topic. I livein North Texas and this Spring I bought some chickens and one of them is a rooster. They aren't allowed here in the city. Does someone knows a sanctuary or something similar for my rooster in North Texas? Thank you.
Thank you Delores.
I don't know of any personally. After a quick search, I found this....wildlife-rescue.org/do-no-harm-farm/
@@CountryLivingExperience thank you very much. Do you want him?
You're welcome.
We cannot take him.
That's a weed around here.
Edible wilds are good to forage.
Thank you for showing this :)
You’re welcome
Thanks, needed that info.
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Thank you
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THANK YOU
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N.E. Texas, grasshoppers killed every last amaranth plant I had going. They seem to love it. Left me zero. Red garnet variety I believe .
Sorry to hear that
Really? Easy to grow? Do tell.. all you mentioned was zones. What is the grow time? When to plant it? What are optimal conditions? What is seed depth and spacing?
Just surface sow them in rich sandy loam soil. Plant in Spring and it only takes 90 days to harvest.
The multiheaded flower stalk is called an "inflorescence" in scientific lingo.
Cool. Thanks