Vigorous upright annual with an attractive commixture of green , yellow-bellied and burnt umber - brown down in the mouth leaves and deep red and gold upper leaf . Showy clump of red and unripe peak flower from summer through fall . idealistic colourful boundary line plant or in containers for terrace accent . This vegetable form of amaranthus is spring up and corrode much like spinach , although the green - leaved contour are favor .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
A workweek to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 in of ripened manure or compost and work into the planting site to meliorate fertility and increase piss holding and drain . If soil theme is weak , a layer of topsoil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is gumption or clay , it can be ameliorate by bestow the same affair : constituent matter . The more , the better ; work late into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 inch deep for perennial . This will seem like a awful amount of work now , but will greatly pay off later . Besides , this is not something that is well done later , once plants have been found . How - to : Planting and Removing AnnualsWhenplanting annuals , start by preparing the soil . Rototill molder compost , soil conditioner , pulverized barque , or even builders sandpaper into the existing filth and graze it smooth . Annuals grow rapidly , so space them as recommended on plant tag . withdraw plant life from their containers or packs softly , being certain to keep as much territory as you may around the root ball . If the rootball is tight , untie it a bit by gently separating white , matted roots with your digit or a pocket tongue . Plant at the same depth they were in the containers . Gently fill in around the plants , providing support but not reduce off air to the roots . piss the plants well .
Through the season , be sure to fertilize for optimal performance . Take particular aid to cut back or completely polish off any diseased plant , as shortly as you see there is a problem . At the oddment of the season , be sure to remove all plants and their rootage ball . graze the bed well to cook it for the next time of year ’s planting . How - to : Sow SeedNow is the preferred time to sow semen .
Problems
Aphids can increase quickly in figure and each female person can produce up to 250 alive nymph in the course of a month without sexual union . Aphids often come out when the environs changes - bound & fall . They ’re often massed at the tips of branches flow on succulent tissue . Aphids are attracted to the colour yellowness and will often thumb on yellowed wear .
Prevention and Control : Keep green goddess to an infrangible minimum , especially around desirable plant . On edibles , wash off infected area of industrial plant . dame bugs and lacewings will flow on aphid in the garden . There are various products - constitutional and inorganic - that can be used to command aphids . Seek the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a tee . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf speckle are cause by fungi or bacterium . brownish or contraband spots and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a weewee soaked or yellow - edge appearing . louse , rainfall , dirty garden tools , or even people can assist its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected farewell when the plant is ironic . Leaves that collect around the home of the plant should be raked up and cast out of . debar overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at soil level . For fungous leaf spot , use a recommend fungicide harmonise to recording label direction .
