Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Get: STEVIA, seed of the week!

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Stevia Seeds (Stevia rebaudiana)
$4.95

Buy at moutainroseherbs.com and grow your own! Better than sugar and fun to grow. Get tons of certified organic seeds from mountain rose herbs and enjoy a medicinal herb garden all year. They can be small, lovely and easy to care for.
Stevia Details:
Tender perennial shrub. Heat-dependent germinator. Sow in summer or in warm greenhouse(make a cold frame.) The plants thrive in rich garden soil, full sun to part shade, high temperature and humidity and plenty of water. The dried leaf is used for sweetening drinks and is 250 times sweeter than sugar. Medicinally, Stevia is a flavoring agent, a wound healer, a treatment for hypoglycemia and a digestive aid.
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  1. Marika DahlinOctober 16, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    I can attest to the fascination of stevia. Good Earth tea, which we all know and love, contains stevia. Why on EARTH do you think its so GOOD!

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