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'Red' Orach

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Description:	Red-purple, spinach-shaped leaves.
Days To Maturity:	38
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 08/09/2005 by KentB - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Minnesota, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Reseeds itself reliably if a few allowed to bolt. Large purple lambsquarter-like leaves cook dark purple, rich savory flavor when harvested before going to seed. Mixes well in patch with dill, purslane, parsley which also will reseed themselves. Leaf-miners can be controlled in permanent bed like this by keeping affected leaves picked off.

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