My Friend Little Chia
By Kimberley
@mom210 (9110)
United States
October 17, 2016 1:34pm CST
I am sure you have seen the commercials around Christmas time. Ch Ch Chiaaa, you can get you favorite animal, president, famous person head and grow Chia on it.
I am not sure why, but it really tickled me to think of my least favorite president growing Chia on his head. I thought, gee it would make this guy useful for something.
So, I request this President's head Chia for Christmas last year. It sat on my counter for months and months, and did nothing...at all. Just as I had suspected, this guy was not even good to grow Chia on. I booted him outside to the deck and forgot about him.
During the summer I set my fern on the deck so it can get some good sunlight. Well, about July, I started noticing some strange plant growing next to my fern. I did not really think to much about and left it, since the fern had had a recent battle for it's life and was not looking real good anyway. At least something was green and growing!
This little green plant just started going crazy and growing and growing. My husband says, you know I think it is a Chia, I laughed at him with, a no way.
We ended up looking it up and yes it was. A Chia seed from the Chia head had drifted into my Fern pot, liked it there, and took over. I hated to tell hubby he was right, but he was.
So the President was indeed good for nothing, but I did get some Chia. I did make some Chia tea with the leaves this weekend.
The Photo is the Chia plant, it is over 5 feet tall. Have a beautiful week!
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23 responses
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Oct 16
I had no idea it growed like that. always looked like moss on the commercials. 
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
22 Oct 16
wow! nice plant .. i must look for something like that too .. so i can make me some tea 
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
30 Oct 16
@mom210 I have never really tried chia tea ..
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I have been very shocked by this, I hope to get seeds off it soon.
@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
18 Oct 16
Well, at least you got some tea out of it;).
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@1hopefulman (45114)
• Canada
29 Oct 16
Interesting story! Can one grow the Chia inside? Is it edible?
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@1hopefulman (45114)
• Canada
13 Nov 16
@mom210 I bought some chia seeds. I will try to grow some and see what happens.
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@mom210 (9110)
• United States
31 Oct 16
It is edible, we sprinkle it on our food, for the health benefits. We also use the leaves for tea for the same reason. It does not change the taste of the food and that is a good thing. I am going to find out if I can grow it inside, I intend on repoting it and bringing it in. One problem is that I do not get much sunlight in the winter in the house, so I need to figure out a way to work about that.
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@mom210 (9110)
• United States
14 Nov 16
@1hopefulman way to go, I hope that it goes well for you.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
21 Nov 16
I have never had any luck with ferns! I have no idea why.... Glad to see that your Chia enjoyed the other dirt!
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
23 Nov 16
@mom210 I hate it when that happens. 
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@mom210 (9110)
• United States
23 Nov 16
@Shellyann36 I have not given up, I have a grow light. Hubby tried to throw it out and I would not let him. I want to see if it will come back, it still has green
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@BelleStarr (61355)
• United States
20 Oct 16
That is too funny, so the president's head was useless but the seeds managed to find aa happy home!!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Oct 16
Can you also get chia seeds like the ones we purchase to put in our smoothies from this plant?
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@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
16 Nov 16
Big Chia plant. Very cool.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
21 Nov 16
not heard of Chia before - don't think we see them promoted in the UK
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