Amaranthus cruentus 'Twin Towers Green'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities:
Nice color (2); None (2); Excellent color, dramatic size (42 inches); Nice form; Nice Auser friendly@ amaranth, good head form; Produced very well.
Problems:
Too short (2); Lays along ground, not upright (2); Insect damage (2); The plants were very variable, some grew to 14; others were shorter, a few taller B novelty; Seedling flats showed distorted new growth, looks like broad mite damage but no sign of mites, may be related to over-fertilization?; Turned brown; no harvestable stems; Poor germination.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 2.2 | 28.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 170 |
| Range of Responses | 0-6 | 15-42 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-45 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 36-432 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Kieft Seeds
P.O. Box 618
Conway, WA 98238
Comments:
Upper foliage of (probably problem w/pH and Ca) most plants Acrinkled@ and not expanding; Plants attacked by a beetle or caterpillars - skeletonized plants but they were pretty well harvested by that point.