This is the best way to proceed

Sowing time: From March to June

You can sow the amaranth (also known as foxtail) from March at home in a warm place. The preculture is recommended until the end of April. After that, no-till is better.

If you want to sow the amaranth directly in the field, you should not do so until mid-May. The ice saints should be over by now. Otherwise there is a risk that the young plants will freeze to death due to night frost. You can sow the seeds as direct sowing by June at the latest.

Find a suitable location

But where does the amaranth feel at home? At the Planting respectively. Sowing should be a location with the following characteristics:

• full sun to partial shade
• protected from the wind (to prevent the stems from kinking)
• deep ground
• permeable, loose, nutritious soil

Start sowing: sowing depth, germination temperature and germination time

Let's go: The tiny seeds are sown 1 to 2 cm deep. The reason: Amaranth is a dark germ. It should now be warm to germinate. Temperatures between 15 and 19 ° C are ideal to stimulate the germination process. If the soil has been kept moderately moist, the seedlings will show up on the surface after 1 to 2 weeks.

Important information for further cultivation after sowing

After sowing the following aspects are important:

• water well in the first few weeks
• Young plants are susceptible to being eaten by snails
• later amaranth tolerates dry periods well
• From a size of 10 cm thin out to a distance of 20 to 30 cm
• Excess amaranth plants (by thinning) can harvested and be eaten

Varieties that are suitable for direct sowing

Finally, a selection, of the amaranth varieties that are well suited for direct sowing, as they either fruit very early or grow low and therefore grow early blossom come:

• 'Green Thumb'
• 'Pigmy Torch'
• 'Sangre de Castilla'
• 'Opopeo'