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The listing, Have no fear - joesbugs is here - Organic Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) - 208+ Seeds (Lot # 37) has ended.

Seed Nov 2011 6-9 ft
Use like spinach but easier to grow.
As hi in minerals as spinach, lettuce, cabbage
Good source micronutrients.

Wild Blessings http://wildblessings.com/2011/06/01/lambsquarter-chenopodium-album/
2nd highest wild food nutrition. Amaranth #1
Use as spinach , salad, stir fry, soup, casserole. Grind seed to dark flour - make gruel/bread.
Leaves dry well, can reconstitute. Powder to make flour, mix w/ bit of water for tortilla
NUTRITION / 1/2 cup
SEED
Protein 19.6 gm
Fat 4.2 gm
Carb 57.7 gm
Fiber 27.1 gm
Calcium 1036 mg
Potassium 1687 mg
Niacin 3800 ug
Iron 64 mg
SHOOTS/LEAF
Protein 3.5 gm
Carb 5.5 gm
Calcium 324 mg
Potassium 684 mg
Beta Carotene 3800 ug
Niacin 1000 ug
Iron 1.5 mg
HEALTH BENEFITS
All parts - poultice for swelling, rheumatism, arthritis
Toothache - Chew raw
Gelatin cap w/ Lambsquarter a potent vitamin

--Grow throughout US. Wild seedlings show mid/late spring usually before last frost. Some germinate into summer.

--Germination increases w/ light, strong day & night temp fluctuation, & nitrogen. Mix compost, high nitrogen fertilizer or a generous amount of coffee grounds (contain 2% nitrogen) into bed.

--Mix the seeds with an inert material (sand, vermiculite, sawdust, peat moss) slightly damp so the seeds will stick (about 1/2 quart for each 10 sq. ft.) & broadcast over the area. Best germination occurs on top of the soil or at a depth no greater than 1/10 inch. Rake very lightly or not at all. Water in.

--3% are brown & germinate easily. Most black w/ varying dormancy. Some viable for decades. 10-30% germinate this season. That's why 200+ seeds. Rest germinate next season & next, etc. Transplant easily w/ almost no setback.

--One plant produces 30,000 -750,000+ seeds. If you let one go to seed in place, the next season you'll be harvesting 'em like miccrogreens or pulling 'em as weeds.

Questions & Comments

BREAKING NEWS
- - - - The possessive apostrophe in "Lamb's quarters" has been removed in this & all future listings of the seeds. Why?
- - - -People unknown, claiming to be variously, representatives of rock groups named lamb, lawyers for Gwen Stefani's product line & the executor of the estate of Mary's Little Lamb (that it's deceased must be true - no little lamb could live that long) are demanding a percentage of the credits as royalties. They say the quarters belong to them.

Mar 3rd, 2012 at 7:20:22 PM PST by

LOL.....Now I've heard it all!!!!

Mar 4th, 2012 at 10:46:07 AM PST by

Hi,

. . . Rest assured there's more where that came from! :)

Mar 4th, 2012 at 1:47:02 PM PST by

Daggone Joe............You list so much of this stuff I just GOTTA try it. After all, I do love spinach and you make it sound easy to enjoy. Theres one little item in this category that I'm determined to get, and then I'm gonna win me some of your greens. Have a good day............

Mar 4th, 2012 at 9:17:22 PM PST by

. . . Great. Thank you.

Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:09:13 AM PST by

If I win can you send along a How-to-grow/take-care-of sheet? I'm new to this & want to make it work. Thank you

Mar 5th, 2012 at 5:35:07 AM PST by

. . . Later this evening when I have a bit more time I will post it here in an update below the description so you can copy & paste to your computer.

Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:16:12 AM PST by

. . . Too late to update so here you are in a comment:

HOW TO CARE FOR
. . . Lambsquarters are very easy to grow. They self sow readily.

. . . As soon as the soil is no longer frozen prepare your seed bed. Nitrogen increases germination so mix in compost, a high nitrogen fertilizer or a generous amount of coffee grounds (contain 2% nitrogen)

. . . The seeds are tiny so to make it easier to broadcast evenly mix 'em with an inert material (sand, vermiculite, sawdust, peat moss) slightly damp so the seeds will stick (about 1/2 quart for each 10 sq. ft.) & broadcast.over the area.

. . . They require light. Best germination occurs on top of the soil or at a depth no greater than 1/10 inch so rake very lightly or not at all.

. . . They can be transplanted where ever you want them with almost no setback.

. . . Once plants establish they will survive with no additional watering unless you experience drought conditions.

. . . Leaves, stems & flower buds are edible as are the seeds. Stems get tough when the plant is over about 2' tall so just harvest leaves & flower buds from that point on. Keep the flower buds pinched off to keep the plant producing more leaves except at the end of the season when you want to allow at least one plant to go to seed for next years plants.

Mar 5th, 2012 at 8:54:55 PM PST by

Hi bookgirl,

. . . Welcome to my auction & thanks for your bid.

Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:45:06 PM PST by

Hi Sherry,

. . . Welcome to my auction & thanks for your bid.

Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:45:46 PM PST by

Hi Bill,

. . . Welcome back & thanks for your bid.

Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:46:30 PM PST by

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