Green Amaranth plants are very hardy and need minimal care and can tolerate average conditions.

Amaranthus can tolerate full sunlight as well as partial sunlight, so water your green Amaranthus container / raised bed every day in the form of a light shower with a watering can. Sprinklers can be placed outdoors.

As mentioned earlier, add good quality organic manure in the soil with 2:1 ratio before sowing seeds. Organic manure can be well rotted cow dung manure, farmyard manure, compost or Vermicompost.

Always look for the early signs of any insect/fungal infection/ any other infections. Spray appropriate medicines as soon as any symptoms of such diseases are spotted.

Microgreens: If you plan to grow Microgreens Green Amaranthus, grow it indoors in flat containers. Sow-scatter the seeds in a crowded manner. You can harvest it in 10-15 days by uprooting the baby plants.

Harvesting: 21 days after sowing, tender leaves can be harvested by cutting them using a scissor and leaving the basal stem of the plant for the next harvest. This way you can harvest about 4-5 times in intervals of 18 days.

If not harvested early, the Green Amaranth plant starts growing tall with its old leaves & thick stem. It will eventually flower at the top. Sometimes Amaranthus plants are allowed to grow for a long time so that edible ‘Amaranth grains’ can be harvested.

Disclaimer: This information is exclusively given by experts when tried and tested in our trial fields. The performance of variety / hybrid may vary under different agro climatic / seasonal condition / cultural schedules