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39825
Rita I have Phobos and last year I noticed it was growing up like celery. I concluded it needs more light and now it's growing very nicely, perched on top of...
Janet Stromborg
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Aug 1, 2008
11:11 am
39826
Hello, Diane and Everyone, It sounds as though you ARE having a lot of fun with your new plants and that is what it is all about! I, too, grow Anastasia. It...
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Aug 1, 2008
2:25 pm
39827
I chuckled when I read your statement below, Sylvia. In my case when I say that it really means: I've been greedy....again! LOL! Janet in Denmark WI ... ...
Janet Stromborg
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Aug 1, 2008
2:36 pm
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Hi, Janet, You nailed me there! Did I mention some leaves have duplicates, so I have at least 60 leaves. It will be fun! S. In a message dated 8/1/2008...
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Aug 1, 2008
2:42 pm
39829
Janet, I have two Optimara doing this same thing. In my experience Optimara hate too much light. I am afraid to put them closer to the light for fear they...
KRISTINA SCHMID
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Aug 1, 2008
2:46 pm
39830
I need to rearrange my violet shelves. I could easily spend an entire day working on my violets. I probably should too. I still have more room if I just...
Diane
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Aug 1, 2008
2:48 pm
39831
I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm new to this group, not growing violets. Been growing violets since Summer of 2006. I failed to mention that didn't I?...
Diane
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Aug 1, 2008
2:49 pm
39832
Kristina, I agree about Optimaras not wanting as much light as others. They were bred with that in mind...to be coffee table violets. But Phobos, Stargate...
Janet Stromborg
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Aug 1, 2008
3:10 pm
39833
Janet, Thank you so much for that! I did not know that they would "reach" when they have too much light to. I will try putting these two Optimara in my...
KRISTINA SCHMID
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Aug 1, 2008
3:24 pm
39834
May I save this picture for reference? Diane ... From: Janet Stromborg <twinhill@...> To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008...
Diane
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Aug 1, 2008
4:12 pm
39835
Hello, again, I know you are correct about this, Janet. I grow Phobos, too, and it usually does the same for me. Awhile ago, you mentioned on this list that...
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Aug 1, 2008
5:38 pm
39836
Diane, it's in my Picture Tail albums in the one labeled African Violets-Problem Plants at the URL below and I have no plans to remove it. ...
Janet Stromborg
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Aug 1, 2008
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39837
In my case, it was a trip to the store for another set of shelves! Joan in MN www.PictureTrail.com/joanmarie649 ... From: Janet Stromborg To:...
Joan
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Aug 1, 2008
7:22 pm
39838
I'm afraid I'd have to get a new house......or move the bed out of the bedroom. lol Humm, that is a possibility. Slept on the floor for years before dd moved...
Diane
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Aug 1, 2008
7:37 pm
39839
Thank you. I have it at the end of the shelf. Will try it in the center. ... From: Janet Stromborg <twinhill@...> Subject: AVC Phobos growing upward ...
Rita Fitzsimmons
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Aug 1, 2008
8:23 pm
39840
Now  I am confused/ I have it at the end of the shelf. I was going to put it in the center. Maybe I should put it down on the floor if it is getting too much...
Rita Fitzsimmons
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Aug 1, 2008
8:53 pm
39841
Hi, Rita, Whoops! I did not mean to add confusion here. There are TWO problems. Some plants, like Phobos, need MORE light when they grow straight up. So,...
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Aug 1, 2008
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39842
Thank you Sylvia a fellow Minnesotan ... From: SAFarnum@... <SAFarnum@...> Subject: Re: AVC Phobos growing upward To: avconnectionn@yahoogroups.com ...
Rita Fitzsimmons
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Aug 2, 2008
11:42 am
39843
In readig some of the posts earlier today I had to smile because it brought up a question that is been bothering me for some time. How much space do you allot...
Mary Schaeffer
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Aug 2, 2008
1:14 pm
39844
The key to this is to always post photos on the web of your shelves when you have just cleaned and dusted everything -- and generally after a sale when you...
Marjorie Bullard
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Aug 2, 2008
2:09 pm
39845
LOL Good point...I am trying very hard to never get things crowded. I did that once and and hated it. I am trying to be very selective in the african...
KRISTINA SCHMID
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Aug 2, 2008
2:12 pm
39846
Mary, I could write a book about this! I am on both sides of the debate. I grow nearly all standard size plants and they grow into large plants. When I ...
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Aug 2, 2008
2:49 pm
39847
In a message dated 8/2/2008 9:10:36 A.M. Central Daylight Time, MarjBcrp@... writes: The key to this is to always post photos on the web of your...
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Aug 2, 2008
3:08 pm
39848
With my mini's and semi's I put about 6 per tray when grown to size...8 if they are small. I currently only have one standard that is very large...that one...
KRISTINA SCHMID
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Aug 2, 2008
3:16 pm
39849
Ok, I have this on my stands this morning. I watered my violets yesterday with a little fertilizer of course. My plants, after I water them, the leaves go...
Diane
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Aug 2, 2008
3:47 pm
39850
Cool! A knitter!!! Where did you find the pattern for the red/white hat? I just finished a hat for my dd few months ago but I still have to weave the ends...
Diane
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Aug 2, 2008
4:34 pm
39851
What are we talking about "tray" size. Those on my four plant stands are 48x19-1/2 inches.Ten to twelve plants fit those quite well (without touching). When...
Jackie Jones
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Aug 2, 2008
6:45 pm
39852
I have Stargate, and for awhile it was growing upward. It started growing flat when I reduced the light. Laura...
mckitlk
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Aug 2, 2008
8:30 pm
39853
You really do tempt me Sylvia; I use individual reservoirs instead of the trays.  The only thing I have on trays (which for me means capillary matting) are...
Marjorie Bullard
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Aug 2, 2008
10:01 pm
39854
Thanks, Marjorie! We used to use individual reservoirs, too. They are good and hold more water than the trays. For the last 10 years or so, we have used the...
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