Lamb's Quarters

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Lamb's Quarters outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Lamb's Quarters
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Lamb's Quarters
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Lamb's Quarters
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  Bird's-foot Trefoil
  

  Bird's-foot TrefoilGreat pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners that attack Lamb's Quarters
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lamb's Quarters feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Lamb's Quarters
• Great pair

  • ❧Gai Lan attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners that attack Lamb's Quarters
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Lamb's Quarters
  • ❧Gai Lan acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Lamb's Quarters

How to grow Lamb's Quarters

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Low · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile — common weed of garden soil