Quinoa

lakelady · April 7, 2013

Has anyone tried growing this ? I got some seeds for the multi-hued Quinoa and it looks so pretty I thought I could grow it for ornamental value, but maybe even get some seeds out of it. I'm in zone 6B, so my season isn't terribly long, but not terribly short either. I figured it could potentially be ready for harvest late September.

I haven't found anything on the internet to really be helpful.

Stvrob · April 7, 2013

My daughter grows Quinoa in Farmville.

PNW_D · April 7, 2013

Here's some growing information ............ if the seeds don't mature, at least you can still eat the leaves

http://www.westcoastseeds.com/how-to...-Seeds/Quinoa/

salix · April 7, 2013

I tried some a few years ago - they were easy to grow, but very early severe freezes took them down before their time. I seem to recall that they were very attractive to a wide variety of insects.

Eirik · April 7, 2013

Im growing quinoa "dave" this year, its supposedly been a steady crop in the far north of norway for ten years for the guy I got the seeds from.

lakelady · April 8, 2013

Growing grains are new to me, but they are so very pretty I thought at the very least, I could admire the pretty colors, and at the most, get something else that is edible! Thanks!

April 7, 2013	#1
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Quinoa Has anyone tried growing this ? I got some seeds for the multi-hued Quinoa and it looks so pretty I thought I could grow it for ornamental value, but maybe even get some seeds out of it. I'm in zone 6B, so my season isn't terribly long, but not terribly short either. I figured it could potentially be ready for harvest late September. I haven't found anything on the internet to really be helpful. __________________ Antoniette

April 7, 2013	#3
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	Here's some growing information ............ if the seeds don't mature, at least you can still eat the leaves http://www.westcoastseeds.com/how-to...-Seeds/Quinoa/ __________________ D.

April 7, 2013	#4
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	I tried some a few years ago - they were easy to grow, but very early severe freezes took them down before their time. I seem to recall that they were very attractive to a wide variety of insects. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

April 8, 2013	#6
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Growing grains are new to me, but they are so very pretty I thought at the very least, I could admire the pretty colors, and at the most, get something else that is edible! Thanks! __________________ Antoniette

April 7, 2013	#2
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	My daughter grows Quinoa in Farmville.

April 7, 2013	#5
Eirik Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Norway Posts: 51	Im growing quinoa "dave" this year, its supposedly been a steady crop in the far north of norway for ten years for the guy I got the seeds from.