In response to Q: buchu growing - dick u, February 05, 2001 :
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Cultivation of buchu is something which seems to be new to everyone, as until recently, the buchu that was being cut, was buchu growing naturally. Buchu is fairly sepcific as to where it chooses to grow naturally ie. at a certain altitude on south-west facing slopes. Hopefully, when it comes to cultivation, we'll be able to bend these rules a little. Grassroots Natural Products are at the forefront of establishing new plants either from seed or from cuttings (the latter hasn't been very succesful to date). They will also harvest your buchu - they send teams of cutters and pay you per kg of wet, buchu cut. The returns are fairly lucrative at present from buchu growing naturally as you have no set up costs. You could contact them at: gnp@iafrica.com - they could advise you as to whether they could supply you with seedlings, whether they'd have a chance in your area and maybe give you an idea of your set-up costs. Hope this helps.
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