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Stevia Organic Herb Seed — stevia organic bed

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Stevia rebaudiana

100 - 120Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Stevia Organic Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-035-PKT

A natural sweetener you can grow.

Stevia leaves sweeten foods and drinks fresh, dried, powdered or as a liquid. Plants are bushy and high-yielding.

Perennial in Zones 9–11; elsewhere grow it as an annual or in a pot.

Ready to harvest about 100–120 days from sowing. Open-pollinated. Certified organic seed.

Specs

Packet: 25 seeds
Average 75,000 seeds per oz.

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$7.35

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Stevia rebaudiana
Days To Maturity: 100 - 120 days
Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Use fresh seed

Within 6 months.

Keep it warm

Below 45°F harms plants.

Lean on nitrogen

Too much makes bland leaves.

Pick in the morning

Before flowering, for sweetness.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–21 days at 20–24°C (68–75°F).

Seed

Sow within 6 months of purchase and keep seed cool and dry until then.

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow shallowly 6–8 weeks ahead of your last frost and do not overwater. Move seedlings to cell trays once they can be handled, and pinch the tips every few weeks for the first month or two for bushier plants. Plant out once the last frost has passed, 12" apart. Plants cannot take temperatures below about 7°C (45°F).

Plant spacing

12".

Soil

Average, moist but free-draining soil. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizer, which gives big, bland leaves.

Light

Full sun or part shade; give afternoon shade in the far South and in containers.

Containers

Stevia does well as a patio or house plant: use a pot at least 14" across with free-draining mix, kept evenly moist.

Harvest

Pick in the morning, before flowering, for the sweetest leaves; pick through the season once plants are established. Dry small bunches somewhere airy and out of sun; dried leaves can be ground to a powder.

Hardiness

Zones 9–11.

Plant height

18–30".

Packet

25 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 75,000 on average.

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