# Quinoa- 2024 Grow Reports **URL:** \ **Category:** 2024 Grow Reports\ **Tags:** quinoa\ **Created:** [April 27, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434 "2024-04-27T15:24:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wendy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/wendy/32/5924_2.png) [@Wendy](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Wendy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/21 "2024-06-02T00:04:34Z")
Oh man, the seedlings look like amaranth weed family. ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/22 "2024-06-05T22:36:34Z")
My first, direct seeded planting of quinoa had very poor germination; possibly due to dry weather and/or the numerous cutworms. (They are now all turning into moths and flying away.) So have made a second planting in soil bricks, which will hopefully allow me to avoid any problems with the plants becoming pot-bound. Going forward, I’ve been thinking about how chenopods generally seem to be fussy about conditions for germination, and yet self-seed prolifically. I wouldn’t want to select for self-sowing in quinoa, since this would be selecting for heads that shatter easily. But I was thinking that maybe I would try planting out seeds in February and letting them come up at their own timing, which would require some combination of frost tolerance/soil temperature induced dormancy. ---
**Author:** ![VeggieSavage](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/veggiesavage/32/3383_2.png) [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/23 "2024-06-06T04:57:02Z")
That’s because they exactly are in the same exact Amaranthaceae Family, along with Spinach, Beets, Swiss Chard, Lambsquaters, etc. Also is anyone growing Quinoa for the Greens themselves? Spinach is EXTREMELY Closely related Chenopodium Species (Which explain why the greens taste so good). Grocery Store Quinoa has a hard time surviving seedling stage, lambsquaters get eaten by bugs in the forrest environment (Maybe Soils too Fungally Dominant be playing a role here?). ---
**Author:** ![isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/24 "2024-06-09T18:34:04Z")
quick update on my GTS Quinoa. A few days ago I found most of them had been beheaded by an unidentified animal . ![IMG_20240606_202218](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/c/c97e63d4e209b67ea1d4f9c47ffceccf1517d7b4.jpeg) I was very upset . I still am. However, they seem to survive the “pruning” and develop again. anyone experinced that ? any ideas about which animal would have tested the heads of 80% of the seedlings and not finish the plate ? ---
**Author:** ![Tathata](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/tathata/32/6586_2.png) [@Tathata](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Tathata)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/25 "2024-06-13T16:46:46Z")
I started my quinoa in soil blocks in mid April in an unheated greenhouse here in Michigan. I had good germination. Started a little more in May with not good germination. I guess they like it cooler. Planted them in the garden in mid May. They seem to be doing pretty good. About a foot tall. I’ve never tried to grow quinoa before so I’m not sure what to expect. I don’t amend my soil with anything but compost. Been getting lots of rain. Lambsquater grows like crazy in my garden so I’m hoping it works out. Thanks to everyone who donated seed! ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/26 "2024-06-13T17:38:48Z")
I’m not sure; I would guess it would be a larger animal; do you have deer or anything like that? Quinoa is good at growing side-shoots, so you should still get a crop. In fact, some people harvest the main seed-head first, then come back to harvest the side shoot heads in a couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/27 "2024-06-13T17:39:06Z")
Sounds great! ---
**Author:** ![isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/28 "2024-06-19T17:11:22Z")
Indeed they did grow side-shoots pretty quick. only a handfull could not do that because their cut was too severe. ![20240619_111009~2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/f/f3f41776844b55b9905950dd14a8a447d958ff4a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/29 "2024-07-12T19:18:40Z")
So it looks like my quinoa growing year is going to be a wash. The first planting didn’t germinate, so I started a bunch of transplants; but right after I planted them out, the weather became scorchingly hot, and most of the little transplants were eaten by bugs of some sort. Next year, I’m going to try planting much earlier and see what happens; it might be better to risk a late frost than the plants not getting established before hot, dry weather sets in. (Here in Denver, we’ve been abnormally dry for a couple of months now.) ---
**Author:** ![VeggieSavage](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/veggiesavage/32/3383_2.png) [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/30 "2024-07-12T21:32:00Z")
> [@isabelle](#): > > I was very upset . I still am. However, they seem to survive the “pruning” and develop again. > anyone experinced that ? any ideas about which animal would have tested the heads of 80% of the seedlings and not finish the plate ? I feel you! I’ve had this happen with the Lambsquaters I Planted. It’s Groundhogs & Rabbits that often do this where I live. (They know what’s good). A rabbit also ate all my tomato seedlings exactly like this (Caught him in the act), I didn’t even know tomato green were edible to rabbits, I thought the leaves were super toxic, guess not. > [@Tathata](#): > > Lambsquater grows like crazy in my garden so I’m hoping it works out. Are you gonna try crossing Quinoa with Lambsquaters? ---
**Author:** ![Tathata](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/tathata/32/6586_2.png) [@Tathata](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Tathata)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/31 "2024-07-12T22:07:31Z")
I wasn’t planning on crossing the quinoa with the lambsquarter but if it happens it happens. It looks like some amaranth spinach I planted last year crossed with either pigweed or lambsquarter and reseaded itself. More likely the pigweed since it’s the same genus. Interesting looking but haven’t tasted it yet. I’m really hoping the quinoa works out. It would be nice to have a low maintenance grain crop. ---
**Author:** ![VeggieSavage](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/veggiesavage/32/3383_2.png) [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/32 "2024-07-12T22:25:15Z")
> [@Tathata](#): > > I wasn’t planning on crossing the quinoa with the lambsquarter but if it happens it happens. I hope it does, I’d love to try them greens or turn quinoa into a broccoli type crop. > [@Tathata](#): > > It looks like some amaranth spinach I planted last year crossed with either pigweed or lambsquarter and reseaded itself. Impossible!? HOW!? If you Truly have Crossed a True Amaranth (_Amaranthus spp._) with a Lambsquater (_Chenopodium spp._), you deserve a Scientific achievement Reward! You 100% sure you had an Amaranth (_Amaranthus spp._)? If not take a picture & I can confirm the ID. I’m really good at Identifying Amaranth vs Quinoa & Lambsquaters. > [@Tathata](#): > > I’m really hoping the quinoa works out. It would be nice to have a low maintenance grain crop. I see, your focus is the grains but not the greens? Are the grains better than the greens? I’ve treated Qunioa & Lambsquaters as a Greens Crop & Ignored Qunioa as a grain crop cuz I’ve always see them appear in my poop, undigested properly. Is this normal?, Does it happen to you? ---
**Author:** ![Tathata](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/tathata/32/6586_2.png) [@Tathata](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Tathata)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/33 "2024-07-12T23:42:27Z")
![20240712_192020](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/4/4a7312927adf8dd8dee8d55202555f37c591c864.jpeg) This is the suspected hybrid. After looking at it more closely, I’m pretty sure its an Amaranth Spinach/Pig Weed cross. It’s much larger than either parent. ![20240712_192049](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/2/2f6f4595fa8e113358efba869060534316666725.jpeg) Heres the Amaranth Spinach (Amaranthus viridis) ![20240712_192245](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/2/24f6fdf657d481a2a5513abcdca27d2b38fba1b6.jpeg) And here’s the Pig Weed (Amaranthus retroflexus) Please correct me if any of this looks incorrect. I have plenty of greens crops. I grow tons of kale, parsley and chard. Plus all the wild greens like lambsquarter. I was hoping for a grain crop from the quinoa. I’ve never noticed quinoa in my poop lol. Maybe you don’t chew enough? ---
**Author:** ![VeggieSavage](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/veggiesavage/32/3383_2.png) [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/34 "2024-07-13T06:22:36Z")
Oh by Pigweed I thought you mean (_Chenopodium spp._). Yea pigweed is a redicuiously generic name that applies to any _amaranthacea_ weed. Yea that definitely looks like a Hybrid between 2 amaranths species (Both in the Hybridus complex, 100% _Amaranthus_). Also ooh, a wild _Amaranthus retroflexus_, super nice! If you can save seeds from all 3 amaranths, I’d love to trade some seeds for those, DM me. They look incredible! How do they taste? I’ve heard they make excellent Cooked Greens. > [@Tathata](#): > > I have plenty of greens crops. I grow tons of kale, parsley and chard. Plus all the wild greens like lambsquarter. Awesome! We’ll have plenty to trade. I’ve got lots of diverse Squash, Melons, Corn, Wild edibles, etc. > [@Tathata](#): > > I was hoping for a grain crop from the quinoa. I’ve never noticed quinoa in my poop lol. Maybe you don’t chew enough? Maybe, It also could be that they are hard to chew. It’s usually not a problem with Quinoa is mixed with rice or beans. Just only when it’s a bowl on it’s own. How do you eat Quinoa? ---
**Author:** ![isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/35 "2024-07-13T09:42:17Z")
My GTS quinoa are now well developped, between knee and elbow heigh . starting to set heads my own mix from previous years, that I sowed later than the GTS are slowly catching up. ---
**Author:** ![MalcolmS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@MalcolmS](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/MalcolmS)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/36 "2024-08-17T02:01:57Z")
Anyone have any more progress reports on their quinoa? ---
**Author:** ![VeggieSavage](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/veggiesavage/32/3383_2.png) [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/37 "2024-08-17T09:26:46Z")
Deer & Ground Hogs ate all my Quinoa & Lambsquaters. So I just gave up On the garden & continued researching Chenopodium instead. ---
**Author:** ![isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/38 "2024-08-17T18:32:05Z")
today’s status : just blooming. They change color every day, it is a great pleasure to contemplate the variety of colors and sizes. We had a heavy rain yesterday, so a few of them started bending and 2 folded. I try to help them with a stick and a string, ![IMG_20240817_201239~2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/7/751737936f02a8ec44608a33be32a2e479ca04d8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/39 "2024-08-18T17:00:02Z")
couple of close-ups for the pleasure ![GTS Quinoa 20240818_172206](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/a/a056927f60cafe2451ae839590771c4b2bdb4f49.jpeg) ![gts quinoa 20240818_172001](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/e/e5d21d69aba99fe3f799b24e62bde07967e49773.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VeggieSavage](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/veggiesavage/32/3383_2.png) [@VeggieSavage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/VeggieSavage)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434/40 "2024-08-18T17:46:17Z")
Oh wow! I think I See a green stink bug pollinating your quinoa? Do they change color when they are ready to flower or when fruit begins to form? [Previous page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434.md?page=1) [Next page](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/quinoa-2024-grow-reports/2434.md?page=3)