Growing Amaranth in Australia: Grain and Vegetable Uses

Why Grow Amaranth in an Australian GardenAmaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is one of the most useful food plants you can put in an Australian garden, precisely because it thrives in the conditions that defeat most other crops. It shrugs off long dry spells, keeps producing through 35°C+ heatwaves, tolerates poor and marginal soil, and is almost entirely untroubled by the pests and fungal diseases that hammer brassicas and leafy greens over summer. For gardeners in the inland, subtropical, and semi-ari…