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Amaranthus tricolour colour
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Posted by Glenn_50 New Plymouth NZ (My Page) on Tue, Dec 6, 05 at 3:23
I have planted a lot (thousands) of Amaranthus tricolour perfecta to harvest the leaves for including in commercial salads. The early sown ones are growing well but only about 1% are bright colours, the rest are rather dull.
The crop sown a month later from the same seed is a blaze of vibrant colours...every one.
I have cut back the dull ones in the hope that new growth may develope brighter colours. I was wondering whether increased potash might help. These are all in containers in a glasshouse.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Glenn |
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RE: Amaranthus tricolour colour
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- Posted by Chills 6b (??) Mi (My Page) on
Sat, Dec 10, 05 at 15:54
| I have noticed the same thing, sometimes the plants all are dark with reds and other times they almost start out yellows and reds. I wish I had an answer for you, but since your planting times differed by a month or so, perhaps length of daylight made a difference. Just a thought. ~Chills |
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