Mint Vanilla Organic

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CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Mint Vanilla Organic quinoa seeds produce tall, dark green foliage topped by bright white seed heads and seeds, tinged with pale green. This variety is well adapted to coastal growing and productive even when summers are not so hot.

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CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Mint Vanilla Organic quinoa seeds produce tall, dark green foliage topped by bright white seed heads and seeds, tinged with pale green. This variety is well adapted to coastal growing and productive even when summers are not so hot. The light colour of the seed heads give it a particularly ornamental appeal. Quinoa is very high in protein and fiber, but it contains no gluten. It is widely celebrated as a super-food, a nutrient rich and easy to grow crop for the home gardener. Growing quinoa is easier than you might think. A relatively small bed of it can produce a pound or more of dried quinoa seeds. Matures 100 days. (Open-pollinated seeds)
    • Bright white seed heads
    • Well adapted to coastal growing
    • Plants are tall
    • Open-pollinated seeds
    • Matures in 100 days

All About Mint Vanilla Organic

Latin
Chenopodium quinoa Family: Amaranthaceae
Difficulty
Easy
Season & Zone
Season: Warm season Exposure: Full sun
Timing
Direct sow in spring, while night temperatures are still cool. Night time temperatures should be consistently above 10°C (50°F). Optimal soil temperature for germination: 18-24°C (65-75°F). Seeds should germinate in 4-10 days.
Starting
Sow 5mm (¼”) deep, 10 seeds per 30cm (12″), and thin to 25-35cm (10-14″) between plants. If growing for baby leaf production, plants can be spaced more closely.
Days to Maturity:
From direct sowing.
Growing
Ideal pH: 6.0-7.5. Use a well-drained, loamy soil with added organic matter in the form of well-rotted compost or manure. Keep weeded, but otherwise quinoa is drought tolerant and undemanding. It’s a great plant for xeriscaping, and the tall plants look good at the back of a floral border.
Harvest
Harvest any time after seeds have changed from green to their calico colours, even after light frost. Read more about How to Harvest Quinoa.
Seed Info
In optimal conditions at least 70% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100′ row: 160 seeds, per acre: 42M seeds.
Diseases & Pests
Watch for slug/snail damage to young seedlings. Keep the area free from debris where these pests like to nest. Check out this podcast episode about quinoa on the Encyclopedia Botanica blog.

How to Grow Quinoa

Step 1: Timing

Direct sow in spring, while night temperatures are still cool. Night time temperatures should be consistently above 10°C (50°F). Optimal soil temperature for germination: 18-24°C (65-75°F). Seeds should germinate in 4-10 days.

Step 2: Starting

Sow 5mm (¼”) deep, 10 seeds per 30cm (12″), and thin to 25-35cm (10-14″) between plants. If growing for baby leaf production, plants can be spaced more closely.

Step 3: Growing

Ideal pH: 6.0-7.5. Use a well-drained, loamy soil with added organic matter in the form of well-rotted compost or manure. Keep weeded, but otherwise quinoa is drought tolerant and undemanding. It’s a great plant for xeriscaping, and the tall plants look good at the back of a floral border.

Step 4: Germination

From direct sowing. In optimal conditions at least 70% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100′ row: 160 seeds, per acre: 42M seeds.

Step 5: Harvest

Harvest any time after seeds have changed from green to their calico colours, even after light frost. Read more about How to Harvest Quinoa.

Tips!

Disease & Pests: Watch for slug/snail damage to young seedlings. Keep the area free from debris where these pests like to nest.

Additional information

Matures

in 100 days

Season

Warm season

Exposure

Full sun

Quantity

2g, 10g, 25g, 125g

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