Agronomy C. eatoniae requires a weed and disease-free sheltered site with a low nutrient status. Planting is done in beds 3 m apart. Beds should be mulched to help weed control, reduce soil temperatures in summer and keep the soil surface moist. Plant should be planted into moist soil and watered regularly during establishment. Irrigation should be applied through drippers to maintain the soil at field capacity.
Plants grow best when small amounts of nutrients are supplied regularly by fertigation.
Plants established in spring will have harvestable stems by the next flowering season with yields increasing in subsequent seasons. Stems should be pruned immediately after harvest. Young transplants are susceptible to aphids, and moth larvae can cause loss of stems during flowering. Harvest and handling Harvesting should begin as soon as flowers appear and, to prevent loss of quality, should cease before flowers loose freshness. Flowers must be picked in the cool of the day and the stems placed in water as they easily dehydrate.