Hi Susan! It sounds as if we have a bit in common as I have only recently started to acquire some nice plants. I live in Northern California where winter temps...
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momjones
momjones@...
Dec 7, 2003 1:33 am
You gals will go crazy for Hot Summer Day. Jackie in Iowa ... From: Brenda Johansson To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 7:26...
Thank you for the recommendation! I've gone to the AVSA website and looked up Hot Summer Day. I've added it to my spring "wish list". Any suggestions for nice...
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momjones
momjones@...
Dec 7, 2003 2:55 pm
For your spring list---start checking out dates of shows in your area on the AVSA site. That way you will see cultivars that do well in your state---plus they...
Thanks Janet! I do have East Wind and it has just started to bloom. The flowers are just lovely. I am going to look for photos of Nautical and Picasso. My wish...
Yes, I am hoping that the Sacramento African Violet club will have something planned this spring. I went to their show this summer. I learned a bit, picked up...
Wow, talk about a welcome! VBG. When reading about Hot Summer Day, was initially puzzled until I read the following post. LOL, did not realize it was an...
I received my package of Eleanors VF-11 Friday. To get started I foliar misted all my violets with it. I left the resevpirs alone for the time being. Today...
Brenda, For nice blues I recommend BOREAL-Croteau, Melodie Kimi (blue and white), Rhapsodie Clementine, Wonderland. Nancy in Montreal, Canada ... and...
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momjones
momjones@...
Dec 8, 2003 1:41 am
Warren, Is this the stuff that we had LONG AGO??? I used it for foliar feeding and my bottle lasted a long time. But I don't remember where I originally got...
Hi Jackie; I purchased it on line at Charley's Greenhouse https://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/ . It cost 7.50 per 16 oz bottle and if you buy 2 it's 7.00 per...
I'm curious to know who on this list is hybridizing and what are your goals. My goals are usually to cross two extremely different flowers and see what...
I've seen S. grotei hang down 1-2 feet below a hanging basket. My S. grotei clone from Cape Cod Violetry made a great hanging basket in a north bay window...
Hi, I am not hybridising yet, though, since I've had some success in TC (tissue culture), I would really like to try a technique alternative to pollinating, ...
I wrote a letter earlier today, and then it dawned on me that I will be a regular on this list now that I have high speed internet out here in the boondocks of...
Hello, Thanks to all who responded to my question about poinsettias and thrips. I ended up giving my poinsettia to a friend yesterday. It was a beautiful one,...
Hi All; I am looking for the description of the following wasps. Nymth Fly Dates: Listed as a Semiminiature, mine looks like a trailer Pink Fly: Not listed...
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Grace Davis
graced181@...
Dec 8, 2003 6:54 pm
Hello Dale Marten, We miss you in Texas. Glad to have you aboard you are a great grower Gesneriads. grace of Garland, tx ... From: dale4streps...
Hi Dale: So glad to have you & all your knowledge.I'm still learning how to hybridize,may take some time, but it will happen. Bonnie in il. From: "Grace Davis"...
List Members-- In the discussion of thrips and poinsettias, in response to an earlier post that recommended using Avid, a later post stated that Avid is a...
My all time favorite blue blooms are Blue Dragon and Granger's Wonderland. Dawn--Arkansas Blue Dragon (S. Sorano) Semidouble-double pale blue large frilled ...
Hi Allison! First, thank you so much for your usual wonderful info on pesticides and other info about plant chemistry! Now, as to Avid: I read the book,...
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Evelyn Briggs
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Dec 9, 2003 3:18 am
Would like to say something about all this info on Avid. I have used it on my violets(only when needed) for quite awhile and I put half the recommended...
In my personal experience and research on mites, I found that AVID is much more effective on mites than Kelthane. Mites tend to become more resistant to...
Pink Fly: J. Dates. Pink semifluted bloom. Sport of Nymph Fly. Semiminiature. Nymph Fly: J. Dates. Blue semifluted bloom. Dark, spooned, pliable pointed...
... Marathon won't kill mites. It will, however, kill just about any soil-borne pests you can throw at it. :) If you are using Avid and Marathon together,...
