Joseph's Coat Care

Amaranthus tricolor is resistant to water scarcity and can survive even the driest summers. However, the plant responds to watering well, but it's important to know the measure to prevent the rotting of the roots.

Amaranthus does not need much pruning. However, you should regularly treat the soil around the plant from weeds. Also, to increase the plant's yield, you can pinch its top, which also helps the formation of the bush.

You can feed your plant regularly. To do this, use ashes mixed with cow pus or a complete mineral fertilizer complex.

Amaranthus prefers bright sunlight. Therefore, if you keep the plant indoors, choose the sunniest windowsill for it. The love of amaranth for the sun is so great that the plant will turn its leaves after it.

It is best to choose light and nutritious types of soil for amaranthus. The plant shows a positive trend in the content of lime in the soil. You should refrain from using too wet or acidic soils.

Joseph's Coat propagates through seeds, and you can germinate the seeds in early March. Soak them first so that they hatch but do not germinate. Amaranthus gives the most seeds when the light day is short, and the plant may not give them at all when it is long. You should be careful not to over-pollinate amaranthus with weeds.

You need to germinate Josephs's Coat in a warm place. Later, the plant becomes less demanding on temperature. To keep adult amaranthus healthy, you need to maintain a temperature regime of 64-71 Fahrenheit (18-22 Celsius). However, the plant does not tolerate low temperatures well.

The Joseph's Coat growing container should be at least 4 inches (10 cm) high. There should be holes in the bottom for water outflow and a special container for accumulating the drained water.

Amaranth oil is the most expensive of all vegetable oils and animal fats.