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[@ronb7095]

I planted stevia in a pot. It makes fine white flowers on thin stems that flop over. These I let rest in a new pot filled with soil while still attached to the mother plant. Soon these develop into new plants as the small stems take root. Then I cut it free from the other plant and move it.

[@mystynursewellnesscoach]

Thanks for the tip, it is very helpful.

[@cherylwmh6543]

A super easy way to dry your stevia is leave it on the branches and place it in a warm/hot vehicle. Then when dry just grab the stem and pull while gripping the stem with the other hand (or through a hole of a colander). You end up with a big pile of dried leaves that I store in a canning jar. One note with stevia is that "more" is not necessarily better. If you use too much stevia in tea, etc. Then you can get a bitter taste. I grew it in a self watering pot to reduce worry about water needs. When it starts to want to bloom, pinch back or harvest that branch. Even when it died down in winter here in California, it came back the next year. Super easy to grow, harvest, and use.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Thanks for the info !!!!!

[@carolharris7074]

Thank you!!

[@janetnewbill291]

So that’s why the stevia aftertaste and all is from?? Thank you for this tip!!

[@highpocketsgreens9229]

I love your little tips and especially the scriptures ending each video. Between you and Danny on Deep South Homestead with his porch talks it helps me keep my mind in the right place all day long. God bless yo0u and your family.

[@marissaochoa9898]

I don’t see him anymore did something happen to him? I loved hearing him talk. Still love the channel

[@TiralynnEruanna]

Thank you for making this video. I was wondering how you used stevia grown at home. Also thank you for reading scriptures it is so inspiring. God bless.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Tiralynn!

[@sheebathomas1333]

@@PREPSTEADERS how can I get it in Ontario

[@jackiemartin2874]

I grew stevia several years ago and my two cats ate it! I use stevia in baking, for tea and in place of any sugar. Love it.

[@raziasultana835]

How u use it in baking? Plz let me know i want to bake something for my mom

[@godslittleprincess5249]

🤣

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

o ! so that's why neighborhood cats keep coming around to eat from my stevia bush !

[@eileenmcloughlin4778]

I grow organic Stevia and pick a few leaves and put them in my gallon jug of homemade sun tea. The longer that you leave the leaves in your tea (maybe a day or more ) the sweeter your tea becomes.

[@andresamplonius315]

La planta tiene muchos usos, medicinales entre ellos. Recomiendo la obra de Josep Pamies "Stevia. Dulce medicina". Los capítulos 6 y 7 tratan de sus aplicaciones en la agricultura y la ganadería, respectivamente. Empleandola como mulch al pie de hortalizas o árboles frutales, los mantiene sanos y les da a los frutos mejor sabor. Y a los animales es igual, los conserva saludables y a su carne, huevos, etcétera les mejora el sabor.

[@calledWatchman]

... Sister ...to make it easier I harvest and put them all in a cotton pillow case or paper bag clip closed and hang bag inside to dry ... Then when dry crush while inside bag and pull out the sticks first then your left with the dried crush leaves 😘🤗🕊️

[@littledabwilldoya9717]

@Stacy Marie what a great tip! Thanks! I’m also going to use that technique to harvest my mints and cat nip(mint)!😺👍😻😁

[@mystynursewellnesscoach]

Thanks for the tip of placing stevia in a paper bag. How many weeks do you let the bag hang for drying?

[@texasoutlook60]

Stevia is my new adventurer to grow, thanks! For those who don't have a green thumb you can also purchase dried stevia leaves, add oxygen absorbers in an air tight jar like mason jars to store. There are handed crank grinders also. Knowing sustainable skills for a grid down situation will truly be worth more than silver and gold! Thank you for listing everything you used in this video because it's so helpful.

[@Sheywh12]

Texas Outlook I got my first Stevia plant can you tell me is there a certain dirt or food they need or just organic potting soil?? Thanks a bunch Bless you Shey

[@TheChefLady4JC]

I miss growing my own stevia. Between the bugs getting to my plants and the chemtrails burning the leaves I gave up. Never thought to bring them inside as house plants. I will MOST DEFINITELY do that next time. Thank you!

[@janicemaceachern1004]

I’ve grown it in Zone 5, New Brunswick, Canada. I find it easy to grow. In the fall I cut it back and dry the leaves. I grind mine to a powder and just add it in things like spaghetti sauce or to pop the flavour of carrots.

[@tvc1587]

Hi Janice, Could you tell me if you grew your stevia in a greenhouse or outside? I'm planning to grow some for my first time here in Clarenville, Newfoundland. Any tips for our maritime weather would be greatly appreciated. 🌱

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

I grew mine in zone 5B in Ontario. It's a rather hearty plant. Today I plan on harvesting it and will dry it in small bunches hanging upside down.

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

I grew 3 plants in my outdoor garden.

[@mattmn23]

This is my first year growing Stevia and I love it. I wanted to have a good sweetener in my pantry that was not processed. I really enjoy taking my grandkids, nieces and nephews into the garden and giving them a leaf of it right off the plant. Their eyes just light up with surprise and delight. Thank you for your wonderful insight and channel. God Bless you and your family.

[@kralupinensis]

The sweet-leaved raspberry (Rubus suavissimus) also has the same use,which is also frost-resistant compared to stevia. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to make a medicinal drink known as Sweet tea Tian-cha. The raspberry version of steviol, called rubusoside, provides the sweet taste of the leaves of this raspberry.

[@evelina.amazonAtGmail]

A friend of mine grew it here in Florida, outdoors, and then cut the whole stalks, put together with a thin rope and hung from a curtain rod to air-dry. He does have a dehydrator but the air-drying process worked well.

[@lifewithme777]

I got intrigued by your way of being fr some reason I felt God guiding to me to learn something from you and that is to be kind like your doing. I was tooken back not understanding until you said bless someone and I said oh how nice that she said it that way then I was like hmm I kept watching ND you gave a scripture wow!!! I was omygosh it was God who led me here🤗

[@tony69em]

❤️

[@4141974]

Just found this channel and LOVE IT!!!

[@ruthspillman546]

I have a pot if stevia I have been growing for several years. I boughr the plant at Lowes one year and it has been in the same large planter since then. It has flowers each year, it burns brown during winter and comes back out each spring. I bring it inside during winter and place it outside adter all frost is gone. I have not used it, but will this year after watchingvthis vedio. Tks, Christa. I have used purchaed powered stevia for years in everything, from cereal to cooked desserts. It is wonderful. God is so good to provide everything we need in nature.

[@tthinker9897]

I love that you shared scripture at the end - the very best eternal prepping that we can do. And yes! Let's spread the word. Stevia - just a little taste of heaven.

[@RayMak]

Do ants like stevia?

[@wassambinisrarulhaque6616]

Good question

[@apeacefulplace7854]

my seeds finally sprouted. i have tried so many times to grow it. sprinkle on soil and pat down, mist the top, cover with clear wrap, put in a warm sunny spot. took mine about a week. SEEDLINGS!!!

[@gardener7664]

This is my 2nd year of growing Stevia. The first year didn't go so well. This year it grew really well. I dehydrate it and use it in my tea.

[@longworthmike]

I've grown stevia for 3 or 4 years and it always came back till this year. I had let it go to seed and sprinkled them around and they came up, but taste nothing like stevia. 😢 I'm going to try again. Its my first time watching one of your videos and I will be watching more. Newly subscribed.

[@firequeen2194]

First year growing stevia. Thank goodness I have a container garden, guess what’s coming inside? 😃

[@EscapeToTheOzarks]

Sweet, thanks for the info! Chose to grow Stevia this year for the first time, in preparation for the day when sugar becomes difficult to purchase.

[@smallaxebigtree2723]

Best Armageddon ever! This channel makes the Last Days so much more bearable! We all gotta keep smiling and keep praying that God intervenes soon. Thanks!

[@seharris11]

I wish we all had a community together 💕 sending love and prayers from northern Michigan.

[@delmadehoyos1946]

​@@seharris11wouldn't that be great....if at least each state had several Christian communities of people who are like minded...prepping but also relying on God. I really would not know how to get something like this started. Thanks😊

[@iartistdotme]

I grew it from a plant I found at Walmart! It grew like a weed -here in Florida - no problem, no work. It was knock your socks off sweet! But I never thought to dry it and steep with it - I have no idea why. I thought I had to process it somehow into white powder like it comes at the store so after that first year. I just never grew it again. Now that I'm diabetic, I will try again armed with the knowledge I can dry and crumble it so easily. Thanks so very much!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Wow! Yes, Mary! I'll bet it will be an easy one for you to grow again. I have been told they use acetone to bleach it white. If that is true, that's terrible! I will be just fine with it staying green.

[@preparingformountainlife]

Full sun or shade or part of each?

[@a.r.8987]

PREPSTEADERS what really? Yuck!😝

[@tmotley505]

Im in zone 7,in N.C. and grow stevia outdoors. The plants die back in winter but come back in spring. Have been growing for about 10 years.

[@ApexHumanity]

I live what you’re doing and appreciate your wholesome and clear message! It’s refreshing. Also, I look forward to growing Stevia soon. Thanks for the video 😊😊😊

[@monty9569]

The WORD at the end got me subscribe!❤ My friend just gave me a stevia cutting today and I was checking for videos on how to care for it. Glad I saw yours! God bless!

[@smokeymcbongwater3561]

I got Stevia,. Growing thanks for info I didn't know how to use,. It,. Jah,. Bless,. All

[@arshadaslam6999]

I first time watch your video but i love it as you share bible God bless you keep going in everything we will thanks to God

[@MrDonpasqualino]

I pay $12 for one of those planters of Stevia dried and ground up, so I'm appreciating this video and I appreciate the scripture. God bless you.

[@dat219]

The beginning of your video when the drums start flipping clips acts like a strobe and to me is difficult to indure and harmful. Maybe you can rethink how to get peoples attention

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I hear you, dat219. We have a couple different "intros" used through the years and this one is particularly fast and furious. We will be making an updated one to start upcoming episodes soon. Thank you for the feedback.

[@nancyp7017]

My first year growing Stevia, I didn't know I could keep it in the house . Thanks 😊

[@johnlord8337]

A good option for quick and safe drying is using a veggie steamer basket within a small pressure "cooker." Just place the entire stalk with leaves intact in the steamer. Pile them on in a single (or double) layer basket. With other cooking going on, place the pressure cooker on a previously hot range, and leave the pressure valve off. This allows the heat, pressure, and humidity to naturally vent off. The heat and excess water is steamed off, while steam-opening up the cell walls, allowing a full dehydration. When you hear (and see) no more venting of air and steam, the dehydration is done (faster than a dehydrator). Allow the cooker to cool down, and open up, ... and remove the basket with all the dried product. The leaves will be bright steamed green and dry, no browning, and no loss of calories or nutrition. Strip the leaves from the stalks (easier when dried) onto a plate, then crush/blend into the desired consistency. I use the smallest Presto (stainless steel 8# or aluminum 3 1/2#) 4 quart pressure cooker www.pressurecooker-outlet.com/Presto-Pressure-Cookers.htm With a Bed, Bath, Beyond Kuhn-Rikon double layer steam basket (removable top basket) www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/kuhn-rikon-2-in-1-steamer/1044726775?Keyword=kuhn%20rikon%20steam%20basket Can use this method for any other drying of herbals and vegs. If you went into creating your own essential oils, then this process with water steam-distilling (steam bathing) of herbs also works great. Place the steam basket into water up above the herbs. Close and use the vent pressure valve. Heat up, steam, and allow to cool down. The oils will be infused into the water. Lift out the basket and herbs, allowing them to drip dry. The oils will cool down and separate from the water. The oils can then be easily removed from the water surface and bottled.

[@CorinneIsIn]

My stevia plants are growing so fast. I haven't pulled from them yet but I'm still learning how they interact with the watering and light. Once I know they are doing exceptionally well...I'll try this! Thanks!

[@cynthiawilliamson5905]

I love steevia!! Its expensive to buy! This makes my day! Yeah!! How would you do this for baking?

[@tomallen6073]

Out of necessity my favorite sugar alternative. I’m in zone 9 too!!

[@pollyjayjack425]

I went out and bought a stevia plant and ate a couple of leaves - a full grown leaf and a small baby leaf. You are correct that it is very sweet. But you failed to say that it is also very, very bitter at the same time! Are they supposed to be like that? Does this bitterness go away when it's dried? Or could my plant be one that has already flowered and they just cut them off? Thank you for your help!

[@anonymustly7818]

I don't have a dehydrator and am not likely to get one soon as I have zero cupboard space in my place for the machine or what I might use it for. Can I dry Stevia just like most other herbs by hanging in small bunches, then sealing in an airtight container?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Anony Mustly, You absolutely can! It will dry our very fast just hanging like that. :)

[@onmyway7363]

Some put it on trays in the car windshield on a hot day

[@mystynursewellnesscoach]

Thank you for this video! I grew stevia this year and want to preserve it for next year. So, I started looking for ways to preserve it and continue growing it for next year. Your video came up at just the right time! Best of all, is the scripture you shared at the end, it made my day! You have a new subscriber! God bless!

[@J_Chap]

I have never grown stevia before, but, I am getting all my seeds ready to plant and I am going to order some and plant them. I think I will put them in a pot so I can bring them indoors for the winter. Thank you, as always, for your wonderful videos.

[@normamccomas9272]

i am a new diabetic and having lots of trouble staying on a ddiet. i don't like artificial sweeteners and have never tried stevia. i am scared of it. thank you

[@alisas.840]

Jesus healed the paralytic. I think He can heal a diabetic quite easily. Don't call yourself by your problem. I prefer to say that diabetes visited you shortly and is just about to leave your temple of the holy spirit because now you are living healthy and making the right choices. I'm Alice, from Kenya. Good day.

[@albertocarranza2725]

Stevia is good for diabetics doesn't raise your blood sugar

[@stephc5983]

TFS Great video. Going to add stevia seeds to my next order!

[@Sarah-zg5qs]

Stevia also grows in Canada with no problem, and not just in BC

[@mooncrow9325]

I was about to give you a thumbs up, until I got to the end where you shared a verse from the Bible. Then I decided to not only give that thumbs up but subscribe as well! Well done!

[@susanmccormick4627]

I just received my organic, non gmo seeds. Thank you sister 💞

[@outdoorgal9602]

Thank you again for this video, Krista! I took the leap and grew a Stevia plant this year. I love to pick the leaves occasionally while I am watering the garden. I heard August is the best time to harvest so will be doing so in a couple of weeks!

[@luro5375]

I'm actually drying stevia ight now. Do this before winter time. I also like to keep it whole and don't grind it. This summer I've been addeding it fresh to my smoothies for some sweetness. Last year, I brought it inside for the winter and didn't have to buy a plant this past spring. I really love love this plant!!!! Thanks for your video and tips!!

[@brendaanderson4630]

I really love your videos. I love scripture readings even more. I love JESUS PEOPLE

[@dianaekman7161]

Brenda Anderson 👍❤️

[@JoyNoelle]

The Scripture at the end just hooked me! Official New Subby

[@leejennifercorlewayres9193]

You can dehydrate naturally outside for free.

[@linettecosper9695]

So what’s the ratio of sugar and stevia for baking

[@patricialescano8323]

Thank you for the thorugh instructions and tips that work for you.I just bought myself a plant and lets see how I do. Thank you for the scripture God bless you!

[@TaxTheChurches.]

I’m in a high rise apartment in zone 7. My patio is on the north side of the building so gets absolutely no direct sunlight. I purchased two stevia plants from a farm market and I cut those two into about 12 cuttings. Only 6 of those thrived. The rest turned black even though they were raised in the came seed soil, moisture, and lighting. When I transplanted the 6, i found really feeble roots, thin link fibers, and only one longish yet thin taproot which broke the second I lifted the plant from the seed starter. Is anyone else having problems starting and transplanting their stevia?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you for that good description. I would say that stevia is notoriously finnicky at being uprooted or transplanted and even the seeds themselves have a low germination rate. It is best to overplant the seeds in an oversized pot so that once they start growing they can just thrive right where they are. I do hope you'll try again. I have friends in zone 8 (Alabama) who have it just thriving in terrible soil in their herb garden and it comes back yearly once it got well established. I hope you'll steady on! :)

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I am growing this this year!!!

[@jadenhansda5865]

Thank you for this valuable Info on Stevia. Loved the end of the video with the scripture reading. God bless from New Zealand.

[@christinacyrus3824]

I'm a diabetic, thank you for the information on stevia. Have a blessed day.

[@rfire731]

Hello, First of all I'd like to thank you for your kindness, in sharing your knowledge. In my research I have read that there is, or can be a metallic after taste. Do you find this to be true? Thank you, and God bless you.

[@ferozabraham1136]

I have never thought we can grow Stevia. Thank you sister for sharing this information. God bless you.

[@boodavis1263]

The cola industry is lobbying to make it illegal to grow stevia. FYI Always harvest your seeds for future use, just in case they succeed.

[@alisajackson1239]

Can this used with yeast to make bread?

[@jolyanpratt2350]

I added it to peppermint leaves to make a great sweet tea.

[@chrismategourdet3728]

Wow, thank you so much, I have a stevia plant, but I didn’t know how to use it 🙏🏾

[@MSBsasquatch1960]

Ahhhh, there you are. The most beautiful woman ever!!!!

[@81rpaniagua]

I just purchased a stevia 🍃 plant. Great video. Thank you! BTW, the leaves are so sweet and delicious!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Wonderful!

[@HeritageWaysKatie]

Thanks so much, Christa, for sharing. I am afraid that I have killed my stevia. Watering often, as you mentioned, is where I have failed. God bless you and your ministry, sweet sister. ❤️katie

[@mamabenzing5872]

Just bought seeds!! I'm in Wisconsin so I have to grow it in the house! A must have for someone eating a keto way of life!

[@dinkumdave2819]

They are super easy to propagate by cuttings

[@3raniero]

Does it leave a bitter aftertaste?

[@mohdrazaonmohdraza458]

Butyfull Stevia and you

[@OlmecaRich]

Growing some in my outdoor tower garden now.. Going to seed.. Gotta harvest, dehydrate, use and save.😃 Great to know I can keep growing it in soil inside in a pot as well all year! Thanks for this short video!🎉🌿

[@janetnewbill291]

I got one I’m learning!!

[@shirleytruett7319]

Can you hang it up to dry?

[@linbat6148]

Thanks for the video. This is exactly the way I grew and processed my Stevia. Up here in Michigan of course, it needs to be over-wintered inside and I just don't have room in my sunny window for all the herbs I grow but I did dry enough to use. I'm going to try this year to plant more and harvest more so I can experiment baking with it. I would love to get rid of most of the sugar I use. I love you, dear and thanks for reading the Scriptures at the end! Makes my day!!!

[@betterburial]

I bought a loose leaf and spice tea in Morocco that included stevia leaves. It was so delicious!

[@zachk5270]

Where do i get the seeds?

[@joanbartlett9913]

I just watched your video on Stevie & it's uses. very informative. I will be going online to buy some seeds. Will try growing in doors.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

That is great, Joan! I do just love it!

[@hiranath1699]

Where did you get the seeds or plant ?

[@littlemisswannabehomesteader]

Excellent video my friend!! I bought my first Stevia plant this year! So excited about this opportunity 😄

[@darrellblair5818]

My wife and I started Keto 04/30/18 and learned about Stevia. We cut all cola products and drink Zevia. I have been wanting to grow Stevia, and your video has convinced me to go for it. Thanks you angel.

[@outdoorgal9602]

This is awesome information! Stevia is expensive in the store! How do you store the dehydrated Stevia for long time periods? Have a happy and blessed New Year!

[@royormonde3682]

Thanks for the tips, first year at growing Stevia....got a bunch starting to poke their little leaves out of the starter cells. I thought they were just annual plants and would need to be replanted every year, I'll certainly need to bring them inside here in a zone 4.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I grow it in zone 3, it won’t survive the winters but grows well from a nursery plant or bring it inside for winter ;)

[@twobowsandabro1644]

Wow! I never thought it would be fruitful in the US. Thank you so much for sharing...xx from North Carolina

[@teresaames972]

I would love to learn more.

[@janetbade2774]

I just bought a stevia plant today, so was very happy to find your video :)

[@jodi9295]

Thanks! we have had our stevia plant for about 5 months and have not done anything with it yet! Can't wait to try this. I didn't know how to put it in my coffee, so this is just what I needed to know!

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[@pamwalters182]

You can also dehydrate by using a piece of glass and a cake pan in the sun for you herbs. Works great and doesn't use electricity.

[@colinkelley6493]

My favorite thing is your scripture reading at the end of each video. Thank you.

[@ulloalagunasraul5661]

Impressive and Captivating!!!...

[@ghie6345]

How i’d wish i can have DEHYDRATOR , but unfortunately , No AVAILABLE here in the Philippines ..😭😭😭

[@anaghaxoxo3443]

Really this video shows the real and sustainable use of stevia🌠.. thanks ❤️

[@hanzketchup859]

You should check out master gardener Gary Matuosuka from Laguna hills nursery. Stevia probably likes so much water because it probably grows naturally in water or in a loamy sand, silt, clay mixture. Probably high in clay.

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

Help! My stevia plant has grown to be a big bush which is WONDERFUL except it's planted right in the middle of my lawn ..... and fall is coming on then ... winter ! I * must * save my stevia but how ?

[@notmyworld44]

I only began to watch this video to see how you would pronounce Stevia. Am I the only person on earth who calls it "steh-vi-a"? I do so with conviction that is the absolutely correct way to say it unless you are British. I grow and process my own too.

[@isatoro77]

I bought my seeds. Took care of my babies. None came up :( I’m so sad

[@justoserv]

Thank you I have a plant and didn’t no how. Thanks for the word. I have a bible study would love for you to hit my button. Thanks

[@ericbond5276]

at 5:25, you wouldn't be able to use the food dehydrator. Chances are electricity would come back on in a few hours. Your video is most helpful. I might seek out the Hamilton Beach grinder. I might try growing Stevia this season. I did not do well at all re. tomatoes. Reason: too much shade on my small balcony. I did well with Coleus and a few herbs.

[@PsychHacks]

It looks like you put about a 1/2 tsp of stevia in the tea fob. If it's 300x as sweat as sugar, then . . . Wow!