Best time to plant amaranth in Rockhampton
Amaranthus species
Sow amaranth in Rockhampton in Aug to Apr.
Depending on the species, amaranth is grown as a leafy green, a grain or an ornamental. The listed Amaranthus tricolor is a leaf type with green, red or multicoloured foliage, cooked like spinach since the leaves hold oxalates. Taller grain types carry dense flower plumes and can reach about 2.5 metres.
When to sow in Rockhampton
Rockhampton, QLD is in the subtropical zone. Its months for amaranth apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Rockhampton
Frost usually arrives in Rockhampton around late July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid July or as late as early August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 6mm
- Plant spacing
- 90cm
- Row spacing
- 20cm
- Height
- 300cm
- Germination
- 7-10 days at 20-25°C
- Frost
- Semi-hardy, protect from hard frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.