chattemao
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:22 pm Post subject: Help with planting sugar stevia with seeds |
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i am in Shenzhen China , my friend brought one mini pakage stevia seed , but none of them growed out from the soil.
is there any special thing to do ?
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toni
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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From what I have read, Stevia is very difficult to start from seed. A few sites I have looked at recommend just buying the plants from a garden center if you can find them.
You might find this Germination study interesting and maybe helpful.
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chattemao
China
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| toni wrote: | From what I have read, Stevia is very difficult to start from seed. A few sites I have looked at recommend just buying the plants from a garden center if you can find them.
You might find this Germination study interesting and maybe helpful. |
well , i know , but hard to find the plant for single selling here , T_T is there any way to get the stevia ? 
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Pricklypear
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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I realize this is disappointing but Stevia seed has a low germination rate. You just have to keep trying.
I gave up and bought a plant. It's growing indoors.
However, I'm wondering if that method where you germinate the seed in paper towels or coffee filters might work better than putting them in soil. Then, you'd move the seedlings to pots.
My understanding is that stevia can be very temperamental plants anyway. Mine is scraggly but not dead. So, I'm hoping to set it outdoors in the spring.
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chattemao
China
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| Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| Pricklypear wrote: | I realize this is disappointing but Stevia seed has a low germination rate. You just have to keep trying.
I gave up and bought a plant. It's growing indoors.
However, I'm wondering if that method where you germinate the seed in paper towels or coffee filters might work better than putting them in soil. Then, you'd move the seedlings to pots.
My understanding is that stevia can be very temperamental plants anyway. Mine is scraggly but not dead. So, I'm hoping to set it outdoors in the spring. |
the point is my friend has left USA and i dont know where to get new seeds sight !
i have only peper mint and lemon balm .
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toni
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| Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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Your best bet would probably be to find a local plant seller in your area, garden center, plant nursery, etc. Ask them if they can get some Stevia seeds for you.
If you have no one local to contact maybe you could email some of the online plant and seed companies and ask if they can mail seeds to China. Each country has it's own regulations concerning what type of plant material (including seeds) that they will or will not allow to be imported or exported.
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bunkie
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chattemao, do you get any seed catalogs there from the states? or can you go online to these catalogs maybe and order?
there's a three companies here that sell the seed and plants, Seeds of Change, and Richter's (4th title down on link) that is in Canada, and Nichol's Garden Nursery (page 15). i have ordered things online and through the mail from all and they are very dependable.
http://www.richters.com/newdisplay.cgi?page=./HerbzAlive/HerbzAlive.html
http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.aspx?item_no=S21050
http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/store/2010_Nichols_Catalog.pdf
i just wanted to add that i have never grown Stevia from seed. from what i understand, growing Stevia from seed is risky. in otherwords, you don't know how sweet it's going to be from seed, cause it varies. with plants, you know right off at the start.
also, you should never let the plants bloom. once they do, the leaves lose their sweetness and may become bitter. i've only read this. i never have let mine bloom.
i ordered a Sweet Sixteen plant from Nichol's many years ago and still have it and have made starts from it. it has to stay in pot indoors in the winter months. it's very sweet, but does have an aftertaste.
I orderd a couple Crazy Sweet Stevia plants last spring from Richter's. they are very sweet and have no aftertase at all, just pure sweetness!
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chattemao
China
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:04 am Post subject: |
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| bunkie wrote: | chattemao, do you get any seed catalogs there from the states? or can you go online to these catalogs maybe and order?
there's a three companies here that sell the seed and plants, Seeds of Change, and Richter's (4th title down on link) that is in Canada, and Nichol's Garden Nursery (page 15). i have ordered things online and through the mail from all and they are very dependable.
http://www.richters.com/newdisplay.cgi?page=./HerbzAlive/HerbzAlive.html
http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.aspx?item_no=S21050
http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/store/2010_Nichols_Catalog.pdf
i just wanted to add that i have never grown Stevia from seed. from what i understand, growing Stevia from seed is risky. in otherwords, you don't know how sweet it's going to be from seed, cause it varies. with plants, you know right off at the start.
also, you should never let the plants bloom. once they do, the leaves lose their sweetness and may become bitter. i've only read this. i never have let mine bloom.
i ordered a Sweet Sixteen plant from Nichol's many years ago and still have it and have made starts from it. it has to stay in pot indoors in the winter months. it's very sweet, but does have an aftertaste.
I orderd a couple Crazy Sweet Stevia plants last spring from Richter's. they are very sweet and have no aftertase at all, just pure sweetness! |
i get no credit card , hard to buy there , but thanks so much .
that Crazy sweet stevia sounds interesting , do you still have them alive ?
my mint and balm never bloom , i make cuttage . the mint is so powerful , it will get all the pen full
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chattemao
China
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:08 am Post subject: |
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| toni wrote: | Your best bet would probably be to find a local plant seller in your area, garden center, plant nursery, etc. Ask them if they can get some Stevia seeds for you.
If you have no one local to contact maybe you could email some of the online plant and seed companies and ask if they can mail seeds to China. Each country has it's own regulations concerning what type of plant material (including seeds) that they will or will not allow to be imported or exported. |
there are huge fildes of stevia in China , but they are for factory or campany , what i am worried about is the variety . i will try to search more information thanks dear
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