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Harvesting Stevia

10 years ago

This is the first time i've grown stevia. I'm wondering on how to harvest it. Should just pick the leaves and leave the stalks intake or should i cut the stalks back most of the way? I've also heard it taste a lot better when the weather gets cooler? The weather here is still in the upper 80s and low 90s. Should i wait or will it still be good now? If not when should i start to harvest it?
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gvozdika
10 years ago
Trim the tops, it gets bushier this way. Can't tell anything about the temperatures/taste, I dry and mix it all.
drmbear Cherry
10 years ago
I cut back stalks that get at least 6 to 8 inches long to the first leaf pair, repeatedly through the summer. At each of those points I get two new stalks, etc.
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zzackey
10 years ago
Did you grow it from seeds?
drmbear Cherry
10 years ago
No, I got plants - and apparently have several varieties, because the leaf and plant structure is completely different for several of them. I wouldn't hesitate to propagate from cuttings. I grow it in pots so I can bring it in during the winter.

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