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All About African Violets – Episode 3.022 – Polar Vortex
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in to my sunroom. We’ve just gone through a brutal polar vortex here in Chicagoland. Thankfully my furnaces did yeoman’s service and all has been well and warm in my house. Tips …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.021 – Bits and Pieces
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! A LOT of great feedback on the previous episode – particularly in the African Violet Nerds group on Facebook. Thank you! Tips and Treasures I was an absolute talking head last week, so I’ll …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.020 – Limit Your Collection
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone!Super happy to be back with you!! I did have another kidney stone right before Christmas, but – for the first time – I was able to pass it. Yay Me! In editing this episode, …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.019 – Meet the Digital Dude!
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Super happy to share with you that all the kidney craziness seems to be pretty much finished. Yay!! I’m not quite back filming for you yet – but I do have a surprise in this …
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Jeff Jackson’s Imp Series: Blue Arsenic
Imp’s Blue Arsenic Hybridized By: Jeff Jackson AVSA Registered: Not Registered Blossom: Single blue wasp. Foliage: Dark green, pointed, serrated pebbled/red back. Plant Size: Miniature (CA) (user database) photo credit: Michael McCleod
All About African Violets – Episode 3.018 – Dr. Jeff Smith, Part #3
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Again, my thanks to all of you for your continued concerns and encouraging words with this kidney nonsense. I have super great news to share with you – I did not have to have …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.017 – Dr. Jeff Smith, Part II
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Another “rerun” episode here at All About African Violets. Many thanks to you all for your kind words and well wishes regarding my kidney stone surgery. Unfortunately, there was a complication that might …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.016 – Dr. Jeff Smith, Part I
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone, I am changing things up here at All About African Violets for November and probably also for December. As some of you know – I had a kidney infection toward the end …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.015 – LED Lighting Setup Tutorial
Welcome to My Sunroom Hi Everyone – I know you are expecting an episode today, but I have been laid low with a kidney infection (The No-Fun Plan) and I’m just not up to filming. You have to know …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.014 – Back to National
Welcome to my Sunroom Come on in – bring your tea! Fall is finally here in Chicagoland Tips and Treasures Thank you to those of you who responded about some difficulties viewing the podcast – thankfully not too …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.013 – Potting Styles – Really?
Welcome to my Sunroom Come on in – bring your tea! The days are getting shorter here in the Northern hemisphere Tips and Treasures First, I have a couple of questions for you! Is anyone having difficulty accessing the …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.012 – Grooming Trailers
Welcome to my Sunroom Thank you for the star ratings and reviews on FaceBook and also on iTunes. Tips and Treasures Some treasure for you today! Have you seen the latest edition of African Violet Magazine? One short section: …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.011 – Grooming, Babies, and Potting!
Welcome to my Sunroom Thank you for the star ratings and reviews on FaceBook and also on iTunes. Tips and Treasures Some treasure for you today! Three short sections Potting columnea cuttings Grooming and Repotting Separating Babies and Potting …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.010 – Suckers and History!
Welcome to my Sunroom Thank you for the star ratings and reviews on FaceBook and also on iTunes. Tips and Treasures First, a tip! I hope you are subscribing to the AVSA’s weekly growing tip! But I also hope …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.009 – The Other Gesneriads
Welcome to my Sunroom Thank you for the star ratings and reviews on FaceBook and also on iTunes. Tips and Treasures Last episode we talked at length about pots and sizes of pots that you might use for your …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.008 – Plants and Pots!
Welcome to my Sunroom So glad so many of you enjoyed the convention footage and also last week’s Shorty about chaos in the plantroom! I loved that some of you were playing along as I was removing leaves – …
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Behind the Scenes – Chaos in the Plant Room – Shorty 02
I’ve been on vacation for more than a week and things in the plant room – or in my case – the sunroom, can get out of hand very quickly, even with a relatively small collection. This Shorty captures …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.007 – Back to National!
Welcome to my Sunroom It’s a beautiful morning in Chicagoland – so glad I get to share it with you! And yes, that buzzing was the microwave – I apologize! I had no idea the microphone would pick that …
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All About African Violets Episode 3.006 – Coming Home from Show
Welcome to my Sunroom Coming back from Convention Thanks for all your good wishes for my arm injury! Tips and Treasures So, what do you do when you’re coming home from a big show? What steps do you take? …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.005 – It’s a Shorty about National! Not!
Hi Everyone! I’m so excited to share this first Bonus Episode of this season of All About African Violets!!! Before heading back to Nevada, Joyce Stork sat down with me in the Sunroom. I wasn’t able to post a “Behind …
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