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  1. longk

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    Have you seen the newspaper offers! An independent couldn't even get their wares in the post for that money!!!

    Then of course there are the specials that they hold the PBR for (as in D."Illumination Pink").
     
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    T&M plants are grown by other suppliers, my local nursery grew plants for them a couple of years ago, they were supplied with the seed by T&M & then had to do the rest.
    When the plants were large enough T&M sent a lorry to collect.
    They were then paid a pittance for the plants, they never bothered again.
     
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      Yes, but maybe I did something wrong. Would you like to give me an instruction? Maybe the instructions I got were not good enough.
       
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      There's an outside chance that the last photo could be Stevia but I don't think so. The picture is a little blurred but the edges of the leaves seem too smooth. Stevia has serrated edges. It also has a distinct pattern of veins to the leaf but I can't tell from your photo.

      Of course, Stevia is easily distinguishable by tasting the leaf but I definitely couldn't suggest trying that in your part of the world as I don't know what horrible indigenous plants you may have.
       
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      Alright, the two Tropaeolums are now united in their own pot. When I took them out, the roots of one of the two babies came off. I used immediately rooting hormones and hope, it will re-grow its roots. That was two days ago.

      Today, when I last checked, the damaged Tropalaeum still looks not bad at all. Maybe because it still takes the nutrition from germination leaves, not sure. The stem is a bit taller even and directed now more towards the sun. Despite that the roots are missing. I water it a bit more often, to compensate for the missing roots, hoping the wounded stem can take the nutrition in.
      Will it re-grow its roots?

      Stevia: The first photo should show a baby Stevia at the lower right side. :-)
       
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      I'm going to be growing Stevia this year. Where did you get your seeds? Were they from a reputable company?
       
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      Sven, the first two leaves on a plant are rarely anything like the rest of the leaves so you will need to wait until the next lot come through.

      Lea, When I was growing Stevia I had brought the seeds back from the mountains of Brazil. Seeds weren't available here. Nowadays you can get them from most seed merchants.
       
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      That's because the EU wouldn't put it on their list of things we're allowed to consume, and its not known for its ornamental nature, so it had no value here. Then a year or two ago the EU added it to their list of things they'll let us try, so its becoming widely available now.
       
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        Probably the only bit missing from the instructions was the fact that Tricyrtis seeds have a limited shelf life!
        All it takes for T.hirta is a cold period and then some warmth. Some species such as T.lasiocarpa don't need a cold spell.
         
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        Yes, I was involved in having the EU ban lifted. :)

        To be fair to the EU, it wasn't their fault this time. (I hate saying good things about them :heehee:.) They were confused by one of the large multi-national companies, that makes sweeteners, that used the rules to their advantage. Naturally, I can't name the company.

        Suffice it to say, Stevia is, once again, available as a sweetener and as seeds. The seeds were never banned but the seed companies decided not to take any chances.

        Talking of sweeteners, did you know that Aspartame (also known as NutraSweet) has changed its name to AminoSweet? Why do manufacturers keep changing names of their products? :scratch:

        Just in case you were wondering, it's still used as a name by some of the licenced companies.
         
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        • SvenLittkowski

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          Hi. I got my Stevia seeds from friends here in Jamaica. Usually I purchase all seeds on Ebay.
           
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