Amaranthus var Green Giant

Description

Amaranthus spp.

Green Giant is a vegetable-type, ‘eat-it-all’ amaranthus with tender leaves growing along the length of its upright, succulent green stems. The mottled green leaves are vaguely arrow-shaped.

Amaranthus loves heat and performs best during the warmest months of the year. Harvest baby plants to eat raw in salads, or wait until the plants are older to cook like spinach.

Note: Amaranthus is a popular crop used in cuisines all over the world. As a food, there are fundamentally two different kinds: grain types that are grown for their tiny edible seeds; and vegetable types cultivated for their tender leaves and stems. In Britain, the vegetable ones are closely associated with the cooking of Bangladesh, the Caribbean and Africa, while commercially available varieties are used for baby leaf production.

Approximate number of seed per pack: 500