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Quinoa
Plant·Chenopodium quinoa
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 2–11
Hardiness
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
FruitingOut of seasonDying backFlowering
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5.5–8
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Prefers sandy loam, loam soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Draws up calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (moderate)
Gives seeds (high)
Provides calcium
Provides magnesium
Provides phosphorus
Provides potassium
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height100–300 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthMedium
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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