Friday, October 17, 2008

Extreme Stevia Pruning

When your stevia starts to bear flowers, it's time to prune them.

The one in front is a newly pruned stevia. Almost all of the leaves were taken for processing.

The one behind it has started to bear new leaves. This is one hardy herb.


What looks dead after pruning starts to regain life after several days...

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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2008 at 4:35 PM

    Sir... where can I buy a starter cuttings of stevia which is near here in Sorsogon City? I'm so much inspired to your organic farm, and I'm planning to adopt your system in my farm.

    Regards,
    Gilbert D. Detera
    psalmser@yahoo.com

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  2. Raymond and Mariel.........................................October 19, 2008 at 10:44 PM

    I'm sure there are herb gardens selling stevia seedlings in your area. if not, i'm happy to give you some when you drop by in manila.

    Thank you for visiting our blog. We're very happy to know that we are inspiring people to go into organic farming. You also inspire us to post more oftem and more information about organic farming practices.

    Thank you very much...

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  3. AnonymousOctober 20, 2008 at 4:26 AM

    Kapatid,

    Ako po ay taga Lucban, Quezon. Paano po ba magagamit ang Stevia? Puede po ba 'tong pampatamis ng mga fruit shakes sa halip na sugar syrup? Salamat po!

    Jin-jie

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  4. Raymond and Mariel.........................................October 20, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    magandang araw po,

    ang stevia po ay pwedeng pwedeng gamitin na pamalit sa asukal... kahit po sa kape, tsaa, shakes, at kahit sa cake o tinapay. pwede din po itong candy :)

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  5. UnknownOctober 22, 2008 at 8:35 AM

    Magandang umaga,

    Ako po si Manny taga Laguna po.
    Very nice and informative blog.

    Pwede po bang pumasyal dyan sa farm nyo at the same time pwede din makabili kahit ilang cuttings ng stevia, etc? Higit sa lahat ay makilala ko din kayong mag-asawa.

    Pangarap ko po mai-convert kahit unti unti yung aming munting sakahan sa organic. Kailangan ko lang talaga ng idea kung paano at saan magsi-simula.


    Mabuhay kayo.

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  6. Raymond and Mariel.........................................October 22, 2008 at 1:52 PM

    Hello Manny, thank you for visiting our blog. Pwedeng pwede po kayong bumisita sa aming farm. nasa farm po ako tuwing lunes at martes. mag-email po kayo sa akin para maibigay ko sa inyo ang aking mobile number at mabigyan kayo ng instructions kung paano makapunta sa farm.

    Maraming salamat po uli. hihintayin ko po ang e-mail ninyo.

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  7. GOwinJanuary 27, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Hello Raymond.

    Kamusta?

    I have a friend who's interested in growing Stevia. How can I order some cuttings?

    regards,
    Erwin

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  8. Raymond and Mariel.........................................January 28, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    eto ok lang... pasensya na at walang bagong post.

    just visit AANI at Quezon memorial circle or FTI.

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  9. BeaFebruary 24, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    My stevia isn't growing well! I've tried to grow it several times among the other plants. I think the summer heat is killing it.

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  10. Raymond and Mariel.........................................February 25, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Stevia does better under the shade, but when they are exposed to direct sunlight, they produce the sweetest leaves. You just have to water them more frequently during summer.

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  11. UnknownMarch 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    First... I would like to thank you Raymond for the cuttings that I bought to you in AANI, Circle. From 8 cuttings, I have now 24 cuttings.
    Second... try to browse the following link regarding stevia worldwide trends...
    http://www.steviaworldforum.com/steviapaper/SteviaPosition-P.pdf
    Lastly... I hope that we can have a dedicated forum regarding stevia here in the Philippines.

    Regards,
    Gilbert
    Sorsogon City

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  12. Raymond and Mariel.........................................March 11, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    I'm so glad to know that your stevias are multiplying. :)

    Thank you for the link, it was very informative. Happy to learn about the Stevia World event but sad to know that it costs almost 400 US dollars to participate, not to mention the transportation cost to Shanghai...

    I'll be happy to share some info if there will be local forums about stevia or other organic gardening stuff.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    this is a good info for us, we just have just learned this plant, I would like to plant some on my vacant lot. Hope you continue to send info on this. Are there any contraindications?

    regards,
    ramil

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