Thank you for the info. I will see if I can get it next spring too and try again. This year everything fried due to the record breaking heat we had for 2 1/2 months straight. It is finally cooling off some, only in the 80s now. Much nicer.
I, too, am growing my first stevia plants this year. Mine are about 2 ft tall. They bloomed a month or so ago. I was hoping to dry and grind the leaves to use in tea...I wonder if the flavor has something to do with HOW we dry them, or when.