Stevia: How To Grow And Make Your Own

Planet Green:

If you're trying to cut back on sugar, but still need a little sweetness in your life, you might want to consider growing stevia. The leaves of this useful herb are much sweeter than sugar, and can be used fresh, dried, or made into an infusion to add sweetness to a variety of dishes and beverages.

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Comments

[research]

10:09 PM on 09/05/2010

I love stevie, I use the pure refined steiva from NOW.

I would like to grow it, but the green powdered herb is bitter compared to the refined stevia.

[Victoria-nola]

09:47 PM on 09/03/2010

I grew a couple of plants this year and the taste is amazing! Never thought of the infusion idea to have a liquid sweetener onhand. dig.

[Lasse Von Gakhausen]

05:22 PM on 09/04/2010

@victoria, where to get a plant or two? we live in macedonia and heres definitely enough sun to grow it

[Victoria-nola]

11:03 PM on 09/04/2010

I'm in the USA, I doubt any of my sources would send plants overseas. I actually got my plants from a local nursery who had them on offer, but I have seen them in mail-order catalogs/o­nline from seed/plant distributo­rs that ship plants. Territoria­l Seed is one, you can do a search for them, they are in Washington State, but they only ship seed out of the USA. You probably have retail nurseries in your area or mail-order nurseries in your region that sell them. Or you can buy seeds and start your own plants. You might do a search, or call around to nurseries in your area. Best wishes.