You have landed on Day 2 in this 3-day series of videos depicting amaranth seed collecting. Enjoy!
First a video re “Amaranth Seed Collecting”. Today’s video is part 2 of 3 (1/day) for the series! THEN some amaranth pics (below the video):
Amaranth Seed Collecting 2 of 3 videos
Amaranth in Tony’s Garden (pics):
Amaranth growing on Dragon Spine Ridge. Note how the vibrant red-purple stands out in an otherwise green landscape. Note the "edge effect" provided by the amaranth plant -- it fills in the shrubbery between the overhead pine tree and the lower vegetation.
Great Green Bush Cricket on amaranth leaf. Be careful -- look closely enough and YOU may go cross-eyed, too.
Amaranth growing next to Birdbath Beach. Birds eat amaranth's ripe seeds. Note the wood perches that allow the birds a look-see before hopping down into Birdbath Beach. The rock and slate shard in the birdbath allow insects and birds to find their own "shallow end" to the pool.
Amaranth on the web:
I like the page “Growing Amaranth and Quinoa” at:
http://www.seedsanctuary.com/articles/growing-power-foods.cfm
For chicken lovers: “Feeding the Flock from the Homestead’s Own Resources: Part Two”
http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Growing-Poultry-Feeds-2.html
Happy seed collecting and see you tomorrow.
Tony