If you put salt in your first water, you'll kill any worms or bugs that are hanging onto the leaves. Obviously, you're gonna rinse again a few times and will wash all the salt off as well.

Thank you! Most often I have found videos that don't really make sense. Yours was very informative and easy to understand.

I subbed ya . :) I just got a Stevia plant this year so trying to learn all I can about the uses of it. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you, for providing such a simple and direct honest video describing the process! Bravo, exceptionally well done!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

THANK YOU for the information! ♡ Well put together video!

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR EXCELLENT EXPLANATIONS.

Thank you so much! I can't wait to try this with my small harvest this year!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT I HAVE BEEN GROWING MY OWN STEVIA FOR OVER 5 YEARS AND HAVE NOT USED IT FOR ANYTHING. SHAME ON ME. NOT THAT I KNOW WHAT TO DO I WON'T BE BUYING STORE BRANDS ANYMORE. I PLANTED IT ONCE AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR. I JUST LET IT GO WILD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GLAD I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL. MERRY CHRISTMAS. GOD BLESS.

Thanks for your time and showing how to harvest and store

Such a great video. So informative and pleasant to watch. Thank you!

Amazing ! Great job ! Thank you so much for your effort & help !!

I just got a plant. So ill be doing this next year. thanks for sharing. I just found you today, so ill be watching your other videos.

Thank you. I want to try this.

Thanks Halle. I have stevia in my garden and was looking up how to harvest. Many thanks. Hope all is well with you and your family. Regards -- Randall

This was very helpful! Thanks for sharing 💜

Got my stevia plant today cant wait to grow and harvest and make my own extract!!

Thank you very much for the helpful information Halle

Hi Halle! Love your video! I wanted to know that after putting the liquid stevia in the fridge, how long does it keep before going bad? Thank You.

Thank-you so much for the teachings on stevia, I have grown my first plant this year and was wondering how to use it besides using the fresh leaves. Yippee, now I know how :)

Thank you for making this video! I hae seen these plants at the nursery and wondered how t use them. Now I know.

It's similar to making powdered moringa! Very easy... Thank you for the demo!

Thank you for the great video! I learned alot!

Thanks for showing us how to do this!

Thank you so much! I bought stevia this summer to grow since our roomate is diabetic. Trying to cook to cater to them as well. Now I know how to use this sweet sweet plant i cant stop eating everytime i go to my garden 🤣😁😋

Thank you I have been searching how to do this without a dehydrator and was having a hard time finding it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge this was very very helpful for me. I will be subscribing to your channel.

Wow! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for sharing this info!

Thanks for sharing now i will do the same you did growing stevia plant 🌱 now in my backyard

Thanks for the wonderful information

Thanks for easy to follow instructions. I am growing stevia, and now know what to do when it’s a bit bigger.

i just Love it! thank you much :)

AWESOME video! Thank you for posting this!:)

Thanks alot. Very nice to watch.

And the video was amazing.Thanks a lot😍😘

Quick and easy way to remove leaves from a stem or branch. Pick the first few leaves off of end of the stem, then while griping the end / tip of the stem with one hand, with your other hand pinch the stem while sliding your hand down the stem from top to bottom. The leaves will break off in one or two passes. No need to pick off individual leaves.

great help i am growing it too right now though they are quite small right now ....

Very interesting! Thank you for the video. I think I may try to grow Stevia next Spring!

Great video and thanks

Thanks for the info on how to harvest Stevia. I'm looking forward to processing some I started growing recently in the future.

Thank you for this! I grew stevia for the first time last year and didn’t research how to process it so I didn’t get to use any of the big beauty sweet leaves! This year I hope to follow your instructions and use what I’m growing!

Thank you for sharing.

thank you so much for the video :)

LOVE YOUR VIDEO THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH

Could I dehydrate the stevia instead of drying outside and thank you for the wonderful information I had wondered why stevia in the shops was white

Very informative vedio , indeed 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽!!

thank you im gonna try this

Thank you for this. I'm growing stevia for the first time this year and this is very helpful. Can't wait to try it.

Great video. Thanks

I just found your channel. Will you be uploading any more DIY health videos? Thank you

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Thank you for teaching us . Thank you!!! :) ps. Where can i buy the seed of stevia? And is it save to buy from theiternet?

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I subbed, you are amazing.

Good one and educating

Great job!!!

Wow, I can't wait to try this. I use the store bought stevia tincture since I am diabetic. I spend a fortune on those tiny little bottles and I have been concerned about the processing. Great informative video, thanks!

Wow you made that look really simple!

Thank you sooo much!!

ENJOYED VIDEO, THANKS

Thanks for sharing. Gemma is cute.

I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and have been looking for a good sugar substitute and have been cautious of the highly processed Stevia in the Raw! You've provided a wonderful option for me as I transition into this new journey in food selection and preparation. Thank you!

Interesting n very clear

I grew the one in the video from seed, however you can easily get these plants at your home improvement store's garden center or in the herbs section of your local nursery.

Good information in your video

Very informative vedio

Great video!

hello! i have my Stevia plant and i love it... but i want to know if instead of1 cup of sugar i need 3 or 4 minispoon of natural green stevia. thanks a lot for your video !

i just looked at your video, its looked you incuded stevia flowers? best regards.

@mediderm this isn't sugar we are talking about and it isn't highly processed like the sugar and stevia on the market today. It is pure, unprocessed stevia, which is a better alternative to the highly processed sugar. All in moderation of course, but I do not see a problem with using this as a sweetener. It is totally different than sugar.

Thank you!

It gets really cold in Wisconsin, that’s why summer is my favorite season

But l like your stevia more than the one from the store. I love that beautiful color as well. Great job!!

I cant wait to do the process for my stevia plant!😁😁

I put my homemade stevia powder in a fine mesh metal tea strainer down in the top of my coffee or tea for a few minutes. It sweetens great, and only the super fine powder is left behind in the drink. This year I will try to lighten the leaf color by blocking sunlight for 2+ weeks before harvest. I'll experiment various ways to see what works best, if at all. I also will try the extract method how they make vanilla extract with cooking the plant with alcohol. I already bought the proper type of extract-making alcohol needed.

thank you !!

Wow you really do learn something new everyday! I would much prefer growing the stevia plant and making the powder, it is simple and cost effective and best of all, you know it is pure and unprocessed. Love it. Thank you so much for this, ill be sharing with friends.

I am the artist :) I created it myself so that I wasn't infringing on any copyright laws.

It is a blade grinder....you could use any, just depends on the consistency that you are looking for. You could also crush the leaves by hand and that would work but it would be like a rough chop, but would working nicely in brewed tea and coffee

Good I don’t have a dehydrated machine it’s good to see this would love for you to hit my button. Thanks

Since the plant is clearly flowering, it will have a diminished/altered taste. You need to keep pruning the plant in order to keep it in veg.

Nice one.

I would love to have some seeds to grow Stevie plants. I also, would like to sell the Stevie leaves & Stevie liquid.

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great video

Loved your video Halle, I will be growing my own Stevia...Thanks

Have you tried brewing the leaves like a tea and using the water to sweeten drinks? If so does it remain green then too?

Great Video, but where is the best place to buy and/or order organic Stevia.... thank you!!

OMG! Thank you so much!! You saved my diet!!xD

Nice thanks

Nice puppy, my stevia sure is slow growing and it looks different from yours it has smaller leaves (Philippines). Do you have any lesson's learned on how to make grow faster, thanks for video.

cool, ill try it

In Wisconsin, what do you do to over winter your stevia plant?

Great vid. great dog. thanks allot.

Yes, you sure can!

How well will the stevia plant handle hot weather? I just got a couple plants and it gets pretty hot here in the summer.

I put table salt in my leafly vegetables like greens and to get bugs and dirt off. Georgia

@davidhanson888 That's actually a great idea. You could also use cheesecloth or a stainer to do that as well.

Hey Halle, thanks for posting the video up. In regards to the green vs store-bought white stevia, May I know which one leaves an after-taste?

Good morning Enjoyed video. We're can I get that little spoon you showed in your videos? Thanks...

Could you also use a mortar and pestle, in stead of a grinder?