You have landed on Day 1 in this 3-day series of videos depicting amaranth seed collecting. Enjoy!
First a video re “Amaranth Seed Collecting”. Today’s video is part 1 of 3 (1/day) for the series! THEN some amaranth pics (below the video):
Amaranth Seed Collecting 1 of 3 videos
Amaranth in Tony’s Garden (pics):
Amaranth plant (Amaranthus sp. L.) can grow to 8 feet tall. A stunning plant in the garden, adding color and critter habitat AND a food source for the gardener.
Collecting seed AND giving insects/spiders time to escape.
Collected and dried amaranth seed with dried flowers and leaves. The seeds are yet to be separated out of the dried plant.
Amaranth on the web:
Found this site, for some concise info: http://www.vurv.cz/altercrop/amaranth.html
Amaranth leaves and grain can be eaten; see The Dinner Garden for cooking instructions: http://www.dinnergarden.org/summerProduce.html
Happy seed collecting and see you tomorrow.
Tony