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Grow Your Own Quinoa – Part 3

Amaranth keeps on flowering until hit by the first hard frost. Seed will often ripen many weeks before that, usually after about three months. The best way to determine if seed is harvestable is to gently but briskly shake or … Continue reading

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Grow Your Own Quinoa – Part 2

Soil Preference. Quinoa and amaranth are responsive to nitrogen and phosphorous. Plants grown in average garden soil will be four-feet to six-feet tall, while those grown in rich soil or compost may reach over eight feet. Optimum soil is a … Continue reading

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Grow Your Own Quinoa – Part 1

Some readers will know that I am growing my Own quinoa in my home garden this year. Last year I failed due to the dreadful weather in the UK. I found the following article which the author Dan Jason has … Continue reading

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Types Of Quinoa

Quinoa is a superfood that originated in South America. More recently it has been grown in parts of the United States of America. Regular readers will know of my sorrowful attempt last year to grow my own quinoa. Unabashed I … Continue reading

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Over 10,000 youtube views of our quinoa videos

Nine months ago I shot some footage of my wife cooking quinoa. The reason for this was to show people clearly how to cook quinoa. Little did I know how many people would be interested in these quinoa videos. If … Continue reading

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