Has Anyone Grown Chia?

[lisani]

I was reading an article about growing chia last night, to harvest the seed. Since purchasing chia seeds at the health food store is so expensive, I'd like to give this a try. Has anyone grown chia for seed? Do you have any tips?

 

[Rosyrain]

I have tried growing them on those chip plant planters before and all the seeds did was rought. If you are going to plant them, I recommend doing it in soil.

 

[lisani]

Hah! Thanks, Rosyrain. The chia I'm wanting to grow is what happens when you take those tiny seeds, and plant them in soil. The plants get as tall as a person. They put out long stalks of flowers, followed by the tiny seeds. I use those seeds in cooking, but they're horrifically expensive. Maybe because they're hard to grow? I'm hoping someone here has tried, and can let me know.