Red Garnet Amaranth

Seed Count: Approx. 100 seeds Days to Maturity: 60-120 days Description:  The beautiful foliage and blooms of Red Garnet Amaranth will be a great addition to your garden!  Green foliage show its red highlights best in hot conditions. Delicately flavored sprouts can be used as a garnish for your salads and can be harvested in 15 to 30 days. Young leaves can be cooked like spinach. Or, if you wish to attract birds to your herb garden, let this variety go to seed, and your feathered friends will enjoy a feast! Amaranth greens have a higher iron content than any other green vegetable, except parsley, as well as containing many valuable vitamins and minerals.   How To Grow Sowing:  Amaranth germinates when the soil temperature reaches at least 70 degrees F, so gardeners in cool climates may want to start their seed indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting. Direct sow the seed several weeks after the last spring frost.  Sow thinly, 1/4" deep, in rows 16-18" apart, thinning the seedlings to 10-