Does anyone have Hoja Santa / Piper auritum seeds?

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DriftlessRoots
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Does anyone have Hoja Santa / Piper auritum seeds?

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Post: # 83885Unread post DriftlessRoots
Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:33 am

Does anyone have Hoja Santa / Piper auritum seeds? I will probably just buy a live plant next spring but I would like to take s a shot at growing from seed.
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Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:00 am

I'm attempting to germinate the last few I had, but don't seem to be having any luck - they must not have a long shelf life. I will have to get a new batch of seeds, next spring. I would never find a plant around here.
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Post: # 84289Unread post Lemonboy
Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:04 am

The seed is like dust and it's tropical so if it lasts 18 months you're lucky. If you can find a supplier I'd recommend planting it as soon as it arrives. I started mine in an egg incubator. Little green spots appeared on the seed starter mix after about a week. They stayed little green spots for about a month then disappeared. I eventually got a plant.

I don't use it to cook with, but I do enjoy the scent.

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