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Amaranthaceae
Quinoa
Chenopodium quinoa
Also known as Chenopodium hircinum f. rubescens, Chenopodium hircinum f. viridescens, Chenopodium ccuchi-huila, Chenopodium hircinum f. laciniatum
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Grain Crop · Superfood · Edible Seed · Cool-Season · South American · Vegetable Garden · Gluten-Free · Annual Crop · High-Protein
Quinoa is a cool-season grain crop that thrives in full sun with well-draining, fertile soil and moderate, consistent watering through its growth cycle. It is surprisingly adaptable to poor soils and tolerates light frost, making it a rewarding crop for temperate home gardens. Harvest seed heads when the plant begins to dry and the seeds rub off easily, then rinse thoroughly before eating to remove bitter saponins.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil evenly moist, reducing frequency as seeds mature and the plant begins to dry down · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Great Britain, Peru
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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