Stymied by stevia.

Well, I transplanted seedlings tonight until my back hurt.  I had great germination rates on cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage, as well as 4 different varieties of tomatoes, but I’m stymied by stevia.  I’m not wild about the taste myself, but I agreed to try to start some for a friend who owns a local hardware store/home center, and let me tell you, it’s a disappointment.  She told me that stevia is usually reproduced by propagation, but I had some seeds, so I said I’d give it a try.  One stevia seedling out of 12 started.  That’s… um… I’m not a math person, but that’s really disappointing compared to the success I usually have with herbs, vegetables, and flowers.  I usually get around 85% to 90% germination because I use great potting mix, good technique, fabulous lighting, and my secret watering/feeding formula that I’ve perfected over years of trials.  What’s that you say?  Tell you what my secret formula is?  What’ll you give me for it???

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