RE: how to grow quinoa

Stella,
 
No personal experience in growing quinoa in NYC. Somehow I think that high arid areas of the Andes and now areas of Colorado in the US Rockies seem to favor its' cultivation. Perhaps you have a microclimate in the Canaries where you can grow Quinoa ( after all, there is a rain forest in Canada!) 
 
Here is a general piece on Quinoa:
 
 
This link from Perdue University may potentially help you answer your question:
 
 
Good luck.
 
Adam Honigman
-----Original Message-----
From: StellaStrega [mailto:SStrega@bigfoot.com]
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 6:57 PM
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: [cg] how to grow quinoa

anyone has any experience of growing quinoa?
we're wondering whether we can grow it here in the canaries: subtropical arid hot all year round, cooler winters, altitude about 700mt above sea level.
also where to get seeds....
 
any help greatly apreciated!
 
thanks
Stella
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