Once plants mature, they are more tolerant of dry conditions, but younger plants require more regular watering.
Harvest any time after seeds have changed from green to their calico colors, even after light frost. Rain near harvest time will cause problems since mature seed will start to germinate.1
Store seed dry to prevent germination.1
These estimates for how long Quinoa takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 4 days | Min 2 days | Max 14 days (4)
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Quinoa is a Spanish spelling of a Quechua name for the plant.
To the Incas Quinoa was sacred, they called it “chisaya mama” which means “mother of all grains”.1 The Inca emperor would traditionally sow the first seeds every year with “golden implements”.
Goosefoot grain, Pink quinoa, Red quinoa, Strawberry quinoa, Cherry quinoa, Inca wheat, Quinua
Misspellings: pigweed, Cherry vanilla quinoa, cherry vanilla