On Sun, 04 May 2008 21:41:26 -0500, Charlie wrote:
>On Sun, 4 May 2008 22:06:59 -0500, phorbin <phorbin1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>In article <fvk3qf$ph9$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, roblyn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>>> Has anyone tried growing Amaranth grain in your back yard? I'd be
interested
>>> to hear your thoughts.
>>>
>>> rob
>>>
>>>
>>Not yet, but we will be in late May.
>>
>>I take heart from this...
>>
>>http://www.saltspringseeds.com/scoop/powerfood.htm
>>
>>We have a good soil, but our growing season in zone 5 in SW Ontario
>>might be marginal for maturation.
>>
>>If it works and we like it, I might try to pick up a garden allotment or
>>two to let us expand our options next year and maybe try quinoa.
>
>Thanks for the site. We are trying both this year.
>
>Perhaps the old ways, old crops are best, eh?
>
>We've had commercial quinoa and amaranth and we like both.
>
>Charlie
I am afraid that it is too late for me (northwest NC) to try quinoa
this spring. I am thinking about planting in September. How long to
maturity?
--
Susan N.
"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
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