Dark Green Orach
Organic Specialty Green Seed
Product ID: 3745G
Heat-tolerant spinach alternative.
Dark-green leaves have a spinach-like flavor. Plants are very fast growing and have excellent heat tolerance. USDA Certified Organic. Avg. 113,400 seeds/lb. Packet: 175 seeds.
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$4.75
$19.34
$47.53
$153.40
$707.30
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Packet
$2.38
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1 Ounce
$9.67
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1/4 Pound
$23.77
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1 Pound
$76.70
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5 Pounds
$354.00
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Atriplex hortensis
CULTURE: Orach does well in any well-drained garden soil. Tolerant of both hot and cold weather, it is best planted early spring through midsummer. Sow seeds 1-2" apart, covering 1/4", in rows spaced 18-30" apart. Thin to 6-10" apart.
DISEASES AND PESTS: Prevent disease with crop rotation and sanitation.
HARVEST: Pick leaves when plants reach 1' tall, or more. The plants will continue to produce young, edible leaves.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: 7,200 seeds.
PACKET: 175 seeds, sows 20'.
CULTURE: Orach does well in any well-drained garden soil. Tolerant of both hot and cold weather, it is best planted early spring through midsummer. Sow seeds 1-2" apart, covering 1/4", in rows spaced 18-30" apart. Thin to 6-10" apart.
DISEASES AND PESTS: Prevent disease with crop rotation and sanitation.
HARVEST: Pick leaves when plants reach 1' tall, or more. The plants will continue to produce young, edible leaves.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: 7,200 seeds.
PACKET: 175 seeds, sows 20'.
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Quick Facts

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Latin Name
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Atriplex hortensis
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Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date. -
28 baby; 35 full size
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Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature). -
Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
- Heat Tolerant
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Plants, or seeds harvested from plants, that have been grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, strictly adhering to the USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) organic gardening practices are designated as Organic.
Supplies that meet the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) rules according to a third-party authority such as OMRI, WSDA, and/or a local authority such as MOFGA or NOFA.
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