Growing Amaranth, also Love-lies-bleeding

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(Best months for growing Amaranth in USA - Zone 8b regions)

Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 64°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 20 inches apart
Harvest in 7-8 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Onions, corn, peppers, egg plant, tomatoes

Your comments and tips

24 Jan 22, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5b climate): Any variety and a sunny position. Pots require a lot of looking after.
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11 May 22, Diane (USA - Zone 6b climate): Is Amaranth perennial in Cleveland, Ohio/
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28 Aug 22, Carole (USA - Zone 7b climate): I live in Prescott Arizona which has four seasons. Should I plant the Amaranth directly into the ground or start it in a pot? And what time of year should I do this? Thank you
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29 Oct 23, Lisa (USA - Zone 6a climate): I've already harvested n cut back the tops. I grew them in a grow bag, is it possible to overwinter them inside my house under lights? If I do will the survive and grow flowers again?
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We're about 150 miles west of Phoenix and have been growing the same stand of Amaranth for 6 years. Yours will be just fine.

- Chupacabra

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