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- Please check to my earlier posts where i have shown how to make the grow tubs and the techniques and practices involved before starting.
- Amaranthus seeds are very small and so have to be gently sprinkled. A pinch or two of seeds is sufficient
- Germination is observed in 2 days
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- lush growth seen in 10 days
- Watering with nutrients should be done once a day, if temperatures are extremely hot, one can move the tub under a shade net or irrigate twice daily.
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- Lush green growth seen after 21 days. In field conditions Amaranthus is harvested between 20 to 30 days after sowing.
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- Harvesting is done by uprooting the entire plant as the whole plant is edible.
- Here we encourage stem cuttings keeping the stem 3 to 6 inches above the surface
- This allows lateral shoots to grow so harvesting can be done more number of times
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- Harvesting young plants is preferred since the stem and leaves are very succulent and juicy, however its more of a personal preference. Here the Amaranth variety used is 'Bangladesh' and even the older taller plants are as succulent as the young tender ones.
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- One plant kept for seed production. Here u can see the formation of the Inflorescence.
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- Appearance of more flower buds
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- Seed Buds seen. The inflorescence is cut off from the plant, sun dried and threshed to get the seeds which are black, smooth and round.
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- Photo of plant kept for seed production to be re used in Simplified Hydroponics
All Images and Data by Pritham 'Metal farmer' D'Souza
