Sweet Leaf Bush

John Mc says...
Yes it grows by cutting very easy. I don't know what you're success rate is going to be at this time of year. All my cuttings are now flowering. I'm happy to send you some cuttings if you want but it might be the wrong time. I'll take a closer look tomorrow morning, the seeds might even be ready to harvest.

John Mc says...
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Jantina says...
Hi Bonjanella, if the Sweetleaf plant you want is Sauropus Androgynus, Daleys sell plants.

John Mc says...
Robyn Iredale: Scotland Island? I had to look it up. Nice!
Yes, they took a battering last winter, picking up nicely now. It definately doesn't like cold weather. It might be a while, I'd like them to grow a bit more before I start hacking at them, though. If you wanted some asap, Daley's have some for sale right now.

http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Herbs/sweetleaf.htm

MaryT says...
Where are you fruitist to have had a SLB as big as a tree? Mine are cuttings from Mike in Cairns and they were going well until we had a cold night and now they are droopy. I brought them in overnight, put them in a 'humidicrib' and they seem to like it better but obviously it's not a permanent solution.

Anyone else growing it in Sydney? Please give me some advice.

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MaryT says...
Thanks John Mc; I hope they'll come good. They're only small. I'll put them outside in their tents today. They've come good overnight; happy in their 'rooms' but I must not spoil them.

MaryT says...
Thank you, Thao. I won't ask anymore of them but to stay alive until spring; then I'll repot them to larger pots. I don't have the grounds, unfortunately.

Mike says...
Thai people seem to eat lots of it (almost on a daily basis for some) especially cooked.They value them for nutritional and health reasons as well as taste.
My 4 need hacking back to 1.8m regularly and there are multple trunks due to seed dropped from the original.I use them for mulch around fruit trees and other plants due to their vigour.

Mike says...
Seed grown ones might do better.Maybe I never sent seeds.

Mike says...
Mary they were seedlings actually, ripped out from under the big ones.The white marks are normal.Your ones look pretty healthy.

Mike says...
It's funny Mary I rip out seedlings of those,naranjillas,lemon basil,hot basil,birdseye chillies,jicama and bitter melon and in the past perennial coriander.They pop up everywhere and need to be controlled.

snottiegobble says...
Hey Mike, I`m a bit peeeeed off too. All I get self sowing are the Basils (specially lemon), yellow pear toms, ( the only decent toms Ive had this year) & Dill, probably because it likens me to it.

Mike says...
SG come to think of it my common coriander self sows,birds eye chillies pop up and the wild cherry tomatoes do as well.The wild cherry tomatoes send out runners up to 3 or 4m in all directions and have profusions of extra sweet and tasty,tiny and thin skinned berries.I reckon they have the best taste.

Mike says...
Paw paws don't seem to go feral around here.Do they look the same as the normal ones BJ? The wild cherry toms only pop up at the coolest time of the year here and seeds seem to be dormant in the wet season.

beatrix says...
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Thithi says...
I bought my sweet leaf bushes from Daley July this year. They lost all leaves in winter. One already has new leaves. Just get Daley to notify you when in stock.