Stevia, a plant of tropical origin (Paraguay), has a different behavior from life in Mediterranean climates, where the days shorten much during the autumn and winter, causing a major stop on the growth of the plant (in contrast, in the islands Canary its behavior is more similar to their tropical origins). For this reason, the plant is multi-year (ie, which can sprout 4-5 years), every spring starts again with strength, many new shoots sprout from beneath the roots. From the spring and almost to mid-August, can be reproduced by cuttings (case similar to the geraniums). Through this system, Stevia plant regrowth in spring that can be done from 200 to 500 plants, cuttings all the time that vegetation. We must consider not planting a flowering regrowth end, because you never enraizaria. On the other hand, spring and summer outbreaks rarely tend to flower. Flores, on the other hand, never give rise to seed germination power, hence the reproduction is to be done by cuttings, not seeds. Thus, if we start with a good variety always retain the medicinal properties. 1 .- You have to fill the pot with peat fertilized, which can be found on any "garden" or nursery, and watering until the mob look good wet. 2 .- Make a 10 cm cutting cutting end of an outbreak of Stevia (not quite sure in bloom). Of these 10 cm of stem, remove the leaves 2-3 below, to facilitate their burial in peat or soil, pressing it hard with two fingers around the stem that touches the soil moist peat or . Do not pass much time since it was short, until the cutting is planted. Best cut and planted immediately or keep water as if they were cut flowers. 3 .- Place the potted cuttings in a shady spot, to prevent dehydration and prevent sun rooting and water it at least once a day. Place the cutting in a place where the air is not dry. If it is hot and has a chance to refresh the leaves of the seedlings, misting often with a little water, the% survival is much higher. 4 .- At 28-30 days of Stevia cuttings begin to stand up straight, and when it appears that a new leaf begins to emerge, and can be placed in an area with more sun, where they do not stop to grow. When the transplanted scion starts to get new leaves, watering only when the soil is not wet. During the extreme heat of summer, it is necessary to water every day, but in spring and autumn, waiting for water to land wetness not in contact with the hand. During the winter, when the plant to grow, water little or nothing to prevent root rot, and that they have to re-sprout new plants in the spring. 5 .- After approximately one and a half or two after planting the cuttings without roots in the pot, transplanting a second time to final location, which can be outdoors in the soil of a garden, orchard or field cultivation in a greenhouse or a larger pot, to facilitate maximum plant growth. The greenhouse can increase the production a few weeks in spring and slow the decline in the fall. In the strongest months of summer, the greenhouse can shade a little to avoid excessive heat and tropical climate simulation from which it originated Stevia. Nevertheless, outdoors is very well developed. 6 .- When it comes to late fall and noticed that the plant has no desire to grow and is full of flowers, it's time to trim it, leaving a 10 cm high and dry building on the leaves that remain. To ensure that re-sprout again in spring, at least some plants protected with a small plastic tunnel. This will avoid that if it rains the roots to puddle of water and when the day grows back, the sun will be intense heat under the plastic and the plant believe it is in the climate of Paraguay and spurting another year. These english reference book new roots and shoots everyone will be much easier to make new Stevia plants the previous year, as last year we started with cuttings without roots. 7 .- To dry the leaves during the summer the right way, to ensure that not from direct sunlight in order to preserve all the medicinal properties. Late leaves when the plant is pruned to spend the winter, it is inevitable dry in the sun, even in small amounts, can dry inside the house where there will be better temperature. It is an undemanding plant nutrients. With organic fertilizers, it's okay to spend with dose, but mineral or chemical fertilizer, be careful not to excess, because the plant is suffering a lot and even may collapse and die. The mineral or chemical fertilizer, it has to start applying the two months of the Stevia plant at the final place, little fertilizer but often (every 50-60 days). The mineral fertilizer, you have to take more potassium than phosphorus and nitrogen, and be enriched in trace elements. With a good organic fertilizer is sufficient to apply a year early spring, if the plant is planted in the ground, and renew or add 20-30% if paid in peat pots. Stevia is a plant resistant to insects and fungi, if not abused irrigation and chemical nitrogen fertilizers. In case you notice any aphids or whiteflies, it is recommended that treatment with garlic extracts, oils or other products Nem authorized by the Organic Farming. If you look at a caterpillar, it is not necessary to apply any treatment, except when the attack is very strong, in which case it is recommended to deal with preparations made from Bacillus thuringiensis (a pesticide is organic does not require safety periods). Referring to numerous studies and the experience of hundreds of diabetics when consumed in Catalonia and the rest of Spanish, we can say that is a plant that regulates blood sugar, lowering blood pressure regulating device tract generally acts favorably in many people with anxiety, reduces fat in obese people, is a diuretic, removing retained kilos of body fluids, reduce cholesterol and triglycerides helps burn. The dose most commonly used of those who have observed beneficial effects is 2-4 young leaves directly before or during meals are breakfast and 2-4 leaves before or during dinner. When there are no young leaves can dry leaf infusion (a tea in the morning and once at night). The infusion can be done each time, with a dose of one tablespoon per cup of tea dessert, or you can do for two days, leaving a liter of water starts to boil, close the heat and add 4 tablespoons of dessert crushed dried leaves, let stand 10 minutes and filtered before drinking, so that all its properties sheet. Another approach is to leave the night before in water temperature maceration time, the same proportion of dry Stevia per liter and the next day filter, make what you want and save the rest in the fridge. It would be so happy and grateful to be able to find the Stevia plant and grow it in my garden poser. Is this possible in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America?. I used Stevia (powder) at a time to sweeten my food and I always end up feeling a little bitter taste, why?. Now I can not find in my city. According to report No. 1 producer in Paraguay (with whom I'm working) by the time seeds can not be exported because there is a protection from the SENAVE. All this