Katuk Seeds Sweet Leaf Sauropus Androgynus Seeds Star Gooseberry Rau Bo Ngot

Description

Bồ Ngọt, Katuk, Sauropus androgynus, Breynia androgyna Seeds
Organic NON-GMO Vegetable Seeds
EASY to GROW
Katuk is also commonly known as the star gooseberry or sweet leaf in English. The plant has many other common names including the multivitamin plant, checkup manis, chekkurmenis and changkok manis. Unsurprisingly, manis translates to sweet in English, a reference to the flavor of this edible plant.
This is an important food and medicinal plant and is cultivated commercially in countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Vietnam and Thailand.
Nutrition:
Sauropus androgynus is rich in Vitamin C and polyphenols, such as tannin
Sowing:
All year +/- warm at 22/24 ° C, depress the seeds up to 1 cm, in a substrate made for half of horticultural compost and sand or perlite.
Keep constantly and slightly wet (not soaked) in a bright location.
Germination:
about 3 to 5 weeks to light.
How To Grow Katuk
Katuk can be grown from seed or cuttings. Seed can be quite slow to germinate but cuttings of 6-8 inches(15-20cm) take well. Katuk grows well as a hedge if seedlings or cuttings are planted close together and well fertilized.
This plant can be grown in a variety of soil types, including clay, loam and sand, but prefers a well-drained soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH of 6-7. A general potting mix will work just fine for this plant.
Katuk does well in partial shade, especially the kind of dappled light of a forest understory, but can be grown in full sun provided it is kept well watered.
In cooler areas, this plant will be dormant, or go through a period of limited growth, in the non-growing season, and can be cut back quite heavily to stimulate regrowth in the spring.
In such cool areas, the sweet leaf bush can be grown in containers, which can be overwintered indoors or in a greenhouse to avoid damage from cold weather.
These plants are adapted to high rainfall conditions and can be grown in USDA zones 10 to 12 and down to Uk zone 10.
****SEED STORING:
- Store your seeds in a cool, dry and dark location.
- Most seeds have a long shelf life, but heat and moisture will cut that life short.
- Dedicate a drawer or cabinet for storing your seeds where you can also house your gardening journal close at hand for dreaming, planning, and preparing.