How to grow Quinoa plant growing and care:
Well-drained, loamy soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Too much hot, frost
Planting season:
Spring
Pests and diseases:
Slug, prodenia
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 3-8 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Pink, red, yellow, orange or purple small flowers, inflorescence stalk
Thinning the bloom:
Possible to do that If you eat the leaves and don’t used the seeds
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible seeds
Seeds harvest season:
Summer / Autumn
Seeds pests or diseases:
Fungal
What can be done with of Quinoa seeds?
Cooked, stir fry
Work requirements on the seeds:
Collect
How long does it take to bear seeds?
5 month
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
Cut the stems or just leaves from the base
Information about leaves:
Green leaves, the young leaves are purple and the texture like velvet, also the stem change the color to purple
Uses of Quinoa plant leaves:
Eaten raw, salad, stir fry, cooked
Scientific name: Chenopodium Quinoa
Categories
Blooming Seasons | - Autumn flowers
- Summer flowers
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Culinary uses | - Cooked
- Eaten raw
- Leafy vegetables
- Salad
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Flower colors | - Orange flower
- Pink flower
- Purple flower
- Red flower
- Yellow flower
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Climate | - Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
- Tropics Climate
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Harvest Season | - Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
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Ornamental parts | - Ornamental flower
- Ornamental plant
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Plant Uses | - Attract pollinators
- Colored leaves
- Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Hardiness zone | - Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 12
- Hardiness zone 13
- Hardiness zone 3
- Hardiness zone 4
- Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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