High Desert Quinoa Seeds

High Desert Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) is an evolving population developed from five quinoa selections and maintained by the breeder for more than a decade. Plants are typically about waist high and mature in approximately 100 days, producing large white seed and colorful fall heads in shades of purple, orange, and pink. Young leaves can also be harvested for salad greens. Direct-sow in spring in finely prepared, well-drained soil. Mix the small seed with dry sand for more even distribution and space rows about 24 inches apart.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Chenopodium quinoa
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Vegetable
• Kitchen profile: High Desert Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) is an evolving population developed from five quinoa selections and maintained by the breeder for more than a decade.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Days to maturity: Approximately 100
• Light: Full Sun
• Planting season: Spring or Summer
• Starting location: Direct Sow
• Recorded soil pH: 6.1 - 6.5 or 6.6 - 7.0

Use the product-specific sowing figures for High Desert Quinoa as the starting point, then adjust timing to local soil temperature and frost conditions. Prepare the bed before planting, preserve the recorded spacing, and evaluate moisture at root depth instead of following a universal calendar. Watch development as the stated maturity window approaches and harvest at the size, texture, or color preferred for the crop. Label the row with the sowing date so actual performance can inform future plantings.

Before sowing High Desert Quinoa, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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