Magenta Spreen - Key Growing Information
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chenopodium giganteum
CULTURE: Magenta spreen grows in any soil that drains well and handles both heat and cold, with the best sowing window from early spring to midsummer. Sow again every few weeks for picking right up to frost. Direct-sown seed germinates best when planted outside in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked: sow 20 seeds per foot, ½" deep, in rows 18–30" apart. For transplants, sow into moist seed-starting mix and chill at 40°F (4°C) for 7 days to break dormancy, then grow on at 60–80°F (16–27°C). For winter crops, sow in late summer, outdoors where winters are mild or in a greenhouse or poly tunnel in cold areas, and add fabric row cover during hard cold.
DISEASES AND PESTS: Rotate crops and keep things clean to prevent disease.
HARVEST: Start picking once plants are 6–8" tall or more; they keep putting out tender new leaves.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: about 56,800 on average.
PACKET: 500 seeds per packet, enough for about 20'.
