Spinach Red Seeds (Amaranthus)

Spinach is a nutrient-rich green that is easy to grow in the garden. As spinach requires long day lengths in conjunction with cooler temperatures, it may be more feasible for growers in the north to save seeds from spinach. While spinach is a wind-pollinated crop, meaning that it requires large isolation distances, most gardeners remove spinach from their garden before it bolts, which may make it easy for seed savers to grow and save seeds from spinach. Harvest spinach as soon as 5 weeks after sowing. You can cut the leaves 2-3 inches above the soil and allow them to grow back before harvesting again, which will provide a consistent harvest throughout the season. You can also harvest the outer leaves, leaving the inner ones to continue growing, or you can harvest the entire plant at once.