My 2021 Giant Garden

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I have been growing extremely tall plants since the 1990s. This is my 2021 Garden. Garden is 90 feet x 40 feet and is in Hunterdon County, NJ.

I took measurements at the end of the season of some, but not all of the plants.

Giant amaranth – Amaranthus australis
26’1" (assuming male) Circumference 24 1/2"
23’4" male. Circumference 15"
21"8" male. Circumference 22 1/2"
20’9" male. Circumference 13"
20’7" male. Circumference 11"
20’6" male. Circumference 12 1/2"
19’3" male. Circumference 6 1/2"
18’11" male. Circumference 6"
18’9" female. Circumference 9"
18’5" female. Circumference 7" – no developed seed

Forked branched at base – female. Circumference 11 3/4" – 18’4" first branch, 18’ 1/2" second branch

18’ 1/2" male. Circumference 10"
17’9 1/2" female. Circumference 14"
17’8 1/4" female. Circumference 11 3/4"

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Hybrid amaranth – Giant X A. hybridus
Most likely a cross between Amaranthus australis (giant amaranth) and Amaranthus hybridus (African)

19’8 1/2" sterile red flower. Circumference 10"
18’6" sterile red flower. Circumference 7"
17’10" sterile green flowers. Circumference 6 1/2"
17’7" sterile red flowers. Circumference 5 1/2"
17’3" sterile red flowers. Circumference 6"

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Amaranthus hybridus (African origin)
17’3" Lodged. Circumference 6" – few seeds
17’1" lodged. circumference 5"
16’5" lodged. circumference 6 1/2"
16’8" lodged. circumference 7"
13’10 1/2" lodged. circumference 4 1/2" – few seeds

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Tidal marsh amaranth – Amaranthus cannabinus
15’2" female 5 1/2"
14’10" female 7 1/2"1
15’4" female 5 1/4"

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Amaranthus cruentus
13’2". Circumference 4 1/2". Main head 4’6" long
13’0" Circumference 3 1/4" – not much seed

10’9" main tip touched ground a rooted after storm.
Circumference 6"
Heavily Branched plant. Longest branch 12’6"

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Corn – Very disappointing year for corn. No plants over 20 feet.

18’3". Circumference 4 3/4"
17’7" Circumference 5"
17’0". Circumference 5"
16’2". Circumference 3 3/4"
16’2". Circumference 3 1/2"
15’11". Circumference 5"
15’11". Circumference 4"
15’10". Circumference 4"
15’6". Circumference 4"
15’2". Circumference 5"
14’3". Circumference 4"

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Sorghum
14’2" tall
13’1" tall

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Sunflowers- lost majority of sunflowers from storms and stem borers

Single head sunflowers:
15’1"
14’1"

Multi-headed sunflowers:
16’1". 161 flowers/ buds. Circumference 6"
15’3". Lodged. Latest flowering (into October)
15’2" Lodged. Flowered into October
15’1"
14’10" Lodged

Multi-headed X Wild (based on plant characteristics)
14’2" tall. Total of 389 flowers/buds. Circumference 8"
Longest base branch. (Rooted) – 10’3" long. 56 flowers/buds. Circumference 4"

2nd Longest base branch (Rooted) – 9’7" long. 19 flowers/buds. Circumference 3 1/2"

3rd Longest base branch (not Rooted) – 8’1" long. 17 flowers/buds. Circumference 3 1/2"

14’2" 389 flower sunflower

26’1" giant amaranth – Amaranthus australis

15’1" single head sunflower

26’1" giant amaranth – Amaranthus australis

24 1/2" stem circumference on 26’q" giant amaranth

16’1" Multi-headed sunflower, 161 flowers, 6 inch stem circumference

15’1" Multi-headed sunflower

14’2" 389 flowers when it first started flowering

14’1" single head sunflower

daughter standing next to sunflowers lost in a wind storm. These plants never fully matured.

• 21 Jan, 2022
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