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

Yeah I bought 2 CHIA Herb Gardens last winter. They grew exactlyas the instructions said they would. At first. Then they died.All of them reached 2 inches in height within a few weeks aspredicted.The Chives were the only thing (of 6 plantings) that survived to reach3 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 alittle longer,but were always overgrown and shaded-out by store and ebay-boughtseeds longbefore they reached maturity or produced anything useful. Long before.I'm thinking who my worst enemy is to give them the remaining HerbGarden forChristmas. Somewhere in the instructions it clearly said "specialhybrids".Yeah. Specialized to grow quick and die quicker.

Anyone try to grow Chia Seeds?

Dec 09, 2007 42 Replies

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doofy 18 years ago

Yeah, but, like, when he starts fertilizing, I want to be up wind.

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Omelet 18 years ago

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RF 18 years ago

We do get some frost here but it is mostly on the surface - rarely gets down far into the earth. If the roots are deep, it could survive. Presumably it is an annual and could be grown from Spring through the Fall. Anyone know if they are somewhat similar to flax seeds? When the flax seeds are soaked in water for a while, the result is a very clear slimy liquid, which acts as a strong laxative for many people.

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