Homero! What should you watch out for? Watch out for the blooms! Yes, most growers that take plants to show use bloom boosters. I have a regular fertilizer...
Hello everyone, My name is Denise H. and I am a novice AV enthusiast. I tagged along recently on an African Violet Safari to the Brownlies in Mississauga and...
Hello and welcome to the group. I'm new here too but not to AV's. I live in SE MI. We visited London's parks and science center many times when our kids were ...
Wecome Denise, If you are going to be in the Tampa area, the Tampa African Violet Society would be happy to have you attend our meeting. We have a morning and...
Hi Rita, our new home in Florda is in Brooksville, about 40 minutes north of Tampa...once we start spending more time there, I will try and check out your...
Hi Terry, The Brownlies are amazing folks and their enthusiasm for AV' and their willingness to share info is remarkable. I did not take any pictures but hope...
Dense, We don't have a web page. We do have a very active member up your way. Rita Denise <dhinatsu@...> wrote:Hi Rita, our new home in Florda is in...
Denise, We do not have a web page. We do have a very active member up in your area. Rita Denise <dhinatsu@...> wrote:Hi Rita, our new home in Florda is...
Hi everyone, While looking for AV info on the web, I came across this email group and thought I should join. I'm trying to learn all I can about AVs. Yes,...
I'm Tony, an AV novice groing some plants in the office, including my first batch of babies...I expect things to overrun there soon. Just wanted to say hellow...
Hi Folks, I was wondering if someone could explain what a Sticktite bloom/flower is...I can't see the diffence looking at the various pictures on websites! ...
Obsession....what obsession?....who?....Me?.....Nah..... Seriously, You've started out with a great named variety. It's an amazingly beautiful plant. It has...
Hi Tony; A sticktite bloom won't drop. It can be a "single", semi-double or double. A true single (not sticktite) will drop it's blooms. They fall off...
The only thing I'd add is that I didn't really appreciate what *exactly* this meant until I started growing "Saintpaulia ionantha" (a species violet). Once...
Hi Tony, Click below to see a photo of a single dropper, which is the opposite of a sticktite. The blossom is being ejected before it has begun to fade. Click...
Welcome Denise, The Fantasy African Violet Club meets the 2nd Sat. every month at the Enrichment Center of the Oak Hill Hospital on Cortez Blvd in Brooksville....
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I new to this group and AV. We just put in a 18 block window next to the door. I want to move my AV to a butterfly box. Will my AV go into shock? They are in a...
Hello Nina, welcome to the group! Tell us more, I don't know what a butterfly box is! Terry in MI __________________________________________________ Do You...
Welcome to all you new members! This is tremendous and we are VERY happy to have you here. I hope you enjoy your violets as much as I enjoy mine. I am...
You guys are great. You all made me feel right at home. The butterfly box is a glass cage 12"x18" with that is on a stand. I'm sure it was for hatching cacoons...
Most modern hybrids have blossoms that don't fall off when they get old; they just shrivel up and die. These are stiktire blossoms. Many species and some...
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Thanks, Betsy! BDBranson@... wrote: Most modern hybrids have blossoms that don't fall off when they get old; they just shrivel up and die. These are...
Hello Everyone, I wanted to send out a thank you to Marjorie(sp??). You did a great job putting all the links up for everyone which really helps. Thank you. I...
Hi Everyone! I just came across a 10-52-10 Bloom Booster (Miracle Gro) at home depot. Their recommended use is 1 Tbl/gal. Has anyone used this broduct before?...
Hi Folks, I was checking out links to potential sources for AV plants or leaves, and have been dismayed to find that all have large (to me) minimum orders,...