Lamb’s Quarters (Chenopodium album) seeds, organic
$2.45 – $20.10
Family: Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae)
Annual, 50 days to harvest.
(White Goosefoot, Lambs Quarters) Soft, slightly downy, mucilaginous leaves are used like spinach—high in protein, calcium, and vitamin A. Dried herb good in soups. Seeds also edible and nutritious. Good bird feed. Plant prefers full sun, loose, nutrient-rich soil, and plenty of water. Direct-seed in spring or summer. Sow generously–impermeable seedcoats cause spotty and ongoing germination. Flowers green-white, 3 to 6 feet.
Packet contains 300 seeds
5 g contains ~6,750 seeds
10 g contains ~ 13,500 seeds
Certified Organically Grown
Question
Sandra –
Hi,
I just have a question about the Lambsquarter seeds, will they need any cold stratification to germinate? I’m trying to do an experiment with them and I would need them to germinate this year.
Thank you!
Sandra
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Richo Cech –
Hi Sandra,
I’m glad you brought that up. People think that seed of common weeds must be the easiest germinators, but often it is not so. I would do everything I could think of to brea the physical and chemical inhbitors that reside in the seed–scarify and stratify–in order to get reasonable results. Otherwise scatter and hope for the best-can take vernalization before germination. richo
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TJ –
Hi,
I’m interested in growing this as food but am confined to containers at the moment. Will that work?
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Richo Cech –
I suggest growing the red amaranth spinach instead–the nutritional profile is similar and the amaranth is significantly easier to germinate and keep small in a container. r
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