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Growing My Own Quinoa – Success At Last

Look at the photo on this page! This is my own grown quinoa on my little plot in England. I am so chuffed about the succes of this project I can’t tell you. Last year I attempted to grow my … Continue reading

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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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Quinoa Seeds now grown in the UK!

I admit this is a misleading headline, straight up. What has happened is that in a fit of enthusiasm I took some quinoa seeds from a packet in the kitchen and put them in my tiny veg plot. Now 2 … Continue reading

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