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🌱 Quinoa

🔬 Chenopodium quinoa · 👨‍👩‍👧 Family: Amaranthaceae · 🌍 Origin: Peru, Bolivia

🎨 Color Palette

Green

About Quinoa

Chenopodium quinoa is a grain crop grown for its edible seeds and pseudo-cereal. It is cultivated worldwide for its nutritional seeds and adaptability to a range of climates and soil types.

🌱 Detailed Care Guide

💦 Humidity: 60%
⚙️ Maintenance: ⚡ Moderate

📐 Growth & Structure

📏 Height: 150 cm
↔️ Wingspan: 60 cm
🔄 Life Cycle: annual
🍃 Foliage: deciduous
🌿 Seasons: summer

📅 Phenology

🌱 Sowing: march, april, may
🌸 Flowering: may, june, july
🍎 Fruiting: july, august, september

✨ Usage & Benefits

  • edible
  • cereal
  • Edible parts: seed, leaf

⚠️ Safety & Traits

👤 Human Toxicity: non toxic
🐾 Pet Toxicity: non toxic

🌱 Propagation

🪴 Transplanting: ✅

🐛 Pests & Diseases

🐛 Pests: aphids, leafhoppers, armyworms, whiteflies
🦠 Diseases: downy mildew (Peronospora variabilis), powdery mildew (Erysiphe sp.)

📝 Expert Advice

🌾 Sowing Advice:

Sow in well-drained soil at 1–2 cm depth. Space plants 25 cm apart; prefer cool-season conditions with day temps around 15–20°C. If starting indoors, transplant seedlings after last frost when roots are established.

✂️ Pruning:

Harvest seed heads when fully dry; cut stems at the base and allow to dry further before threshing.

📋 Additional Information

🥗 Nutritional Value: High in complete protein (all nine essential amino acids), High in dietary fiber, Good source of minerals such as magnesium, iron, zinc, and manganese, Contains B-vitamins (including riboflavin and folate), Gluten-free and relatively low glycemic index
🍳 Recipe Ideas: Quinoa salad, Quinoa porridge/oatmeal-like breakfast, Quinoa pilaf with vegetables

🤝 Companion Plants

These plants grow well together:

🌱 pigweed 🌱 Amaranth

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