was hoping for more responses, but it still interesting to see 2 others are actually growing it. would love to know where and if winter temps have been factored in. for those of you actually growing JC. is this your first season? have anything to report like yields, bugs, harvesting techniques, do you...

anyone around in corpus christi or aransas pass, rockport or ingleside making home brew biodiesel? with any luck and VA financing, there may be a new oil source for you. I'll be growing jatropha curcas in Aransas Pass and providing oil for home brewers. it would be great to know who will be interested...

for profit or for yourself. who is growing JC? and on how much land. help out and take the poll. [Poll]

my email address is in a post just above this. update on the land search, i found 25 acres for sale @ $50,000. thats 2k per acre. i've found nothing that cheap in this area in the past 6 months. i'd love to have 25 acres, though Im trying to think of the feasibility of just me farming it. hired...

Hi again Clint, The hardiness of the plants from the Indian seeds are not yet proven in Texas. I am sure they can withstand the heat and even drought, but I am concerned about the cold. It typically gets below freezing in South Texas (Corpus, Port Lavaca) every year. The Jatropha supposedly drops its...

Hi, I just started a little over 200 plants from seed in College Station, Texas. They are about 8 days old and about 6-7 inches tall. I have one acre near Port Lavaca, Texas where we will be planing them, as well as another 300 that will be ready to plant in a few more weeks. That will give us 500 Jatropha...

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Perdurabo, Caldwell county looks good, just slightly northeast of San Antonio right? I'll address your issues and hope I provide enough info for you to help you decide. Animals arent going to eat the fruit. They know its toxic. One sniff and its No thank you Sir, I do not want another, or even one...

I have been looking at making biodiesel for over a year now. But i have been reluctant to launch because of the unknown of WVO. Would a Co-op help in this regard? What else would a Co-op accomplish? What is the current price of WVO and are there reliable sources? Tom Tomball, Spring area.

ive looked into west texas, specifically near el paso. I dont think you have to worry about the freezing there, my main concern was there are only tiny town's. blink twice and you've missed the town doing 70 down the highway. i've looked on the Texas Veteran's Land board (where they have...