Does anyone know where to purchase the hyponex fish sticks? Marie Burns uses them when growing for show and I would like to try them. Thanks, Brenda Violet...
Sunshine AVS has found it necessary to cancel the workshop scheduled for Jan 12, 2008 in San Antonio, TX. Please let club members in Texas know about this...
I have a healthy new plant of this I bought a few months back from a commercial grower. I just got it out of isolation and repotted. Roots are VERY shallow but...
Hi Terry, I'm in the Panhandle near Destin. As for them being suckers, yes, that's exactly what they look like. That said, if it is a trailer then aren't they...
Wendy B in FLChantaspring is a semi miniature trailer. The more crowns the better with this one. It will grow small and compact. It is not a loose growing...
Thanks so much, Elvie! What type of pot do you have it in and what diameter? I have it in a 2" Oyama right now but I think it is too deep for the root system....
Wendy B in FLI have mine in a 2 1/2 inch square pan pot. It is a very shallow rooted plant and doesn't like to dry out. I wick water and use 1/4 of the...
Wendy B in FLI've got mine in one of those little solo cups that duck or ginger sauce comes in at chinese restaurants. I think they are called souffle cups....
Kara, I had the same problem with a chantaspring I bought at a local av club show almost 3 years ago. It never bloomed, despite being placed close to lights...
Hi all, I think Chantaspring is darling. I lost my first plant of it, but have 10 leaves growing with babies on them. How to successfully grow it is of major...
While my current Chantaspring is small since I restarted it from a crown, the last 2 plants bloomed like crazy once they became potbound. I keep Chantaspring...
Thanks so much to everyone who responded! I've found one of the flat souffle cups I had tucked away somewhere and have repotted it in that using a wick....
Hi everyone...After we had a cold spell in weather I noticed @ 4 of my 50 violets have tight hairy crowns....and they have stopped growing....I have checked...
Florida had some cold weather for 2 days. I always wondered how plants would do in the cold. I chose a violet, a strep, a chirita and a streptocarpella for my ...
Florida had some cold weather for 2 days. I always wondered how plants would do in the cold. I chose a violet, a strep, a chirita and a streptocarpella for my ...
Dear AV lovers, Hi, I'm new here. I would like to ask your assistance to grow AV in my country. I live in Indonesia. Now I just have 10 AV with me. hope to...
Deborah, How cold was the area around the plants? Violets like to have it at or above 60 degrees. They will survive brief exposures to temperatures as low...
Fur coats? Peg Alexander Indianapolis, Indiana _____ From: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com [mailto:avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joan Sent:...
I try to raise the heat in the room...some pull through & some don't. Some just don't take the chilling and go steadily downhill. Mainly keep them from getting...
Debbie, To protect violets from the cold, move them back from the windows and close curtains at night. You can cover stands with clear plastic drop cloths...
I have been planning to add "unofficial" descriptions to the First Class database for a while now. I'm finally getting around to doing it. Please go to ...
This is a wonderful idea, Joe! I have a fairly extensive user database. I also have plenty of pictures, but not all of them are mine. If I export the database,...
Wendy B in FL wrote: This is a wonderful idea, Joe! I have a fairly extensive user database. I also have plenty of pictures, but not all of them are mine. If I...
I am having to quickly reduce my collection of AV's. Our house has no heat other than 2 small space heaters, 1 in the livingroom and 1 in the plant room. With...
Jennie, have you tried wrapping your stands in plastic? This would help keep the heat in from the lights and might help keep warmer. What about a kerosene...
Electric oil filled radiators make good room heaters and use less electricity than space heaters. They have a thermostat that you can set at a certain...
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