Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

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RF
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:12 am Post subject: Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

Hi All, These are very nutritious seeds, loaded with omega-3s, etc and very expensive to buy - locally (California) about $1/ounce. Visit www.wikipedia.org and type chia to get lots of info. I would like to know of your experiences in growing, harvesting and storing them. TIA RF

Don H3
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

On Dec 8, 8:12 pm, RF <R...@Den.con> wrote:

Quote:

Hi All,

These are very nutritious seeds, loaded with omega-3s, etc and very
expensive to buy - locally (California) about $1/ounce.
Visitwww.wikipedia.organd type chia to get lots of info.

I would like to know of your experiences in growing, harvesting and
storing them.

TIA

RF

Yeah I bought 2 CHIA Herb Gardens last winter. They grew exactly
as the instructions said they would. At first. Then they died.

All of them reached 2 inches in height within a few weeks as
predicted.
The Chives were the only thing (of 6 plantings) that survived to reach
3 inches.

Any attempt to do any thinning or separate anything from the CHIA
"growing sponge"
also killed it. Immediately. Everything.

Later I planted some leftover CHIA seeds in window boxes. They lived a
little longer,
but were always overgrown and shaded-out by store and ebay-bought
seeds long
before they reached maturity or produced anything useful. Long before.

I'm thinking who my worst enemy is to give them the remaining Herb
Garden for
Christmas. Somewhere in the instructions it clearly said "special
hybrids".
Yeah. Specialized to grow quick and die quicker.

Melodious Thunk
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

On Dec 9, 10:15 am, RF <R...@Den.con> wrote:

Quote:

Omelet wrote:
In article
6354e4ac-6f15-4eb9-a8c2-e75003576...@f3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
Don H3 <ehofe...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Dec 8, 8:12 pm, RF <R...@Den.con> wrote:
Hi All,

These are very nutritious seeds, loaded with omega-3s, etc and very
expensive to buy - locally (California) about $1/ounce.
Visitwww.wikipedia.organdtype chia to get lots of info.

I would like to know of your experiences in growing, harvesting and
storing them.

TIA

RF
Yeah I bought 2 CHIA Herb Gardens last winter. They grew exactly
as the instructions said they would. At first. Then they died.

All of them reached 2 inches in height within a few weeks as
predicted.
The Chives were the only thing (of 6 plantings) that survived to reach
3 inches.

Any attempt to do any thinning or separate anything from the CHIA
"growing sponge"
also killed it. Immediately. Everything.

Later I planted some leftover CHIA seeds in window boxes. They lived a
little longer,
but were always overgrown and shaded-out by store and ebay-bought
seeds long
before they reached maturity or produced anything useful. Long before.

I'm thinking who my worst enemy is to give them the remaining Herb
Garden for
Christmas. Somewhere in the instructions it clearly said "special
hybrids".
Yeah. Specialized to grow quick and die quicker.

I've seen Chia growing in the wild.

Might be best as an outdoor plant?

Thanks Guys for the responsees.

I did a little digging this morning and found that the chia has grown
wild as far north as Mondocino county in CA.
I live in Sonoma. right next door, so it appears I am in the right
place. Very important, once it starts to grow it
needs no more water.

There is lots of info at the link:

http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/plantguides/shrubs/plantguide.asp?...

Good planting and even better eating :-)

RF

They want to be dry sometimes but don't tolerate freezing. They were a
staple of the Tribes of inland southern California (Luiseño,
Gabrieliño, del Rey, etc.) who still grow and collect them. It grows
wild along my hillside & we gather them sometimes. Tasty, especially
roasted!

Omelet
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

In article <yhW6j.29594$lD6.2810@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>,
RF <RF@Den.con> wrote:

Quote:

Might be best as an outdoor plant?

Thanks Guys for the responsees.

I did a little digging this morning and found that the chia has grown
wild as far north as Mondocino county in CA.
I live in Sonoma. right next door, so it appears I am in the right
place. Very important, once it starts to grow it
needs no more water.

There is lots of info at the link:

http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/plantguides/shrubs/plantguide.asp?symbol=SA
CO6

Good planting and even better eating :-)

RF

Yes, that is where I saw it. In California. :-)

We used to live there.
--
Peace, Om

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RF
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

Omelet wrote:

Quote:

In article
6354e4ac-6f15-4eb9-a8c2-e7500357678a@f3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
Don H3 <ehofehof@gmail.com> wrote:

On Dec 8, 8:12 pm, RF <R...@Den.con> wrote:
Hi All,

These are very nutritious seeds, loaded with omega-3s, etc and very
expensive to buy - locally (California) about $1/ounce.
Visitwww.wikipedia.organd type chia to get lots of info.

I would like to know of your experiences in growing, harvesting and
storing them.

TIA

RF
Yeah I bought 2 CHIA Herb Gardens last winter. They grew exactly
as the instructions said they would. At first. Then they died.

All of them reached 2 inches in height within a few weeks as
predicted.
The Chives were the only thing (of 6 plantings) that survived to reach
3 inches.

Any attempt to do any thinning or separate anything from the CHIA
"growing sponge"
also killed it. Immediately. Everything.

Later I planted some leftover CHIA seeds in window boxes. They lived a
little longer,
but were always overgrown and shaded-out by store and ebay-bought
seeds long
before they reached maturity or produced anything useful. Long before.

I'm thinking who my worst enemy is to give them the remaining Herb
Garden for
Christmas. Somewhere in the instructions it clearly said "special
hybrids".
Yeah. Specialized to grow quick and die quicker.

I've seen Chia growing in the wild.

Might be best as an outdoor plant?

Thanks Guys for the responsees.

I did a little digging this morning and found that the chia has grown
wild as far north as Mondocino county in CA.
I live in Sonoma. right next door, so it appears I am in the right
place. Very important, once it starts to grow it
needs no more water.

There is lots of info at the link:

http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/plantguides/shrubs/plantguide.asp?symbol=SACO6

Good planting and even better eating :-)

RF

Omelet
Guest

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

In article
<6354e4ac-6f15-4eb9-a8c2-e7500357678a@f3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
Don H3 <ehofehof@gmail.com> wrote:

Quote:

On Dec 8, 8:12 pm, RF <R...@Den.con> wrote:
Hi All,

These are very nutritious seeds, loaded with omega-3s, etc and very
expensive to buy - locally (California) about $1/ounce.
Visitwww.wikipedia.organd type chia to get lots of info.

I would like to know of your experiences in growing, harvesting and
storing them.

TIA

RF

Yeah I bought 2 CHIA Herb Gardens last winter. They grew exactly
as the instructions said they would. At first. Then they died.

All of them reached 2 inches in height within a few weeks as
predicted.
The Chives were the only thing (of 6 plantings) that survived to reach
3 inches.

Any attempt to do any thinning or separate anything from the CHIA
"growing sponge"
also killed it. Immediately. Everything.

Later I planted some leftover CHIA seeds in window boxes. They lived a
little longer,
but were always overgrown and shaded-out by store and ebay-bought
seeds long
before they reached maturity or produced anything useful. Long before.

I'm thinking who my worst enemy is to give them the remaining Herb
Garden for
Christmas. Somewhere in the instructions it clearly said "special
hybrids".
Yeah. Specialized to grow quick and die quicker.

I've seen Chia growing in the wild.

Might be best as an outdoor plant?
--
Peace, Om

Remove - (dash) to validate gmail.

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Steve Rothstein

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