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 …
Tag: All About African Violets
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 …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.014 – Back to National"
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: …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.012 – Grooming Trailers"
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 …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.011 – Grooming, Babies, and Potting!"
Q&A – Spilled Pollen vs. Thrips
Janice H. asked Annie: How does one tell the difference between spilled pollen and thrips? This morning in looking over my violets, I noticed a couple flowers with spilled pollen. A couple of my violets had thrips several years …
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 …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.010 – Suckers and History!"
Tips on Tuesdays – Notes on Pollination for Hybridizing
I love that so many of you are experimenting with hybridizing and that some of you are sharing your process and results here on All About African Violets. Thank you! A viewer, Joseph, from Port Pirie, South Australia (you …
Read More "Tips on Tuesdays – Notes on Pollination for Hybridizing"
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 …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.009 – The Other Gesneriads"
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 – …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.008 – Plants and Pots!"
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 …
Read More "Behind the Scenes – Chaos in the Plant Room – Shorty 02"
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 …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.007 – Back to National!"
After the National Show – Behind the Scenes
As you saw last week during the look at what’s on the stands, there is a lot to accomplish when you come home from a show – any show – where you’ve taken a number of plants and/or where …
All About African Violets – Episode 3.004 – It’s All About National
All About African Violets takes a slightly different format today! Join me in my sunroom with special guest, Joyce Stork, as we get ready to head to Buffalo and the AVSA National Convention!
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.004 – It’s All About National"
Racing to National – Behind the Scenes
Every time I start on the pre-show schedule for National, the show seems a very long way off. 12 weeks is about three months, but this can go way faster than you anticipate – at least that’s how it …
All About African Violets – Episode 3.003 – It’s All About Sports – and I Don’t Mean Baseball!
SHOW NOTES Welcome to Episode 3. – It’s All About Sports – and I Don’t Mean Baseball! Today we’re going to talk about African violets sporting. Welcome to my Sunroom I’m glad so many of you enjoyed the …
African Violet – Cajun’s McKenna Trail
Cajun’s McKenna Trail Hybridized By:Belinda Thibodeaux AVSA Registered: 10423 05/16/2011 Blossom: Double dark purple star. Foliage: Medium green, heart-shaped, glossy. Semi-miniature trailer Plant Size: Semi-miniature Trailer Grown by: Tetiana Peach
African Violet – Amour Elite
Amour Elite Hybridized By: E. Arkhipov AVSA Registered: 10044 06/03/2009 Blossom: Semi-double white frilled/pink patches, blue fantasy. Foliage: Medium green, plain. Plant Size: Standard Grown by: Vickster in OH
African Violet – Mac’s Misty Meadow
Mac’s Misty Meadow Hybridized By: G. McDonald AVSA Registered: 10153 11/06/2009 Blossom: Single white sticktite pansy/variable purple tinge; green edge. Foliage: Medium green, plain. Plant Size: Semi-miniature Grown by: Vickster in OH
Technical Difficulties – Behind the Scenes
ou will not believe what it took to get Episode 3.1 on the air last Sunday. The technical difficulties were all on my end and they were intense! Seriously, my hair was On. Fire. Here’s what I learned …
All About African Violets – Episode 3.001 – Welcome Back!
Welcome to my Sunroom What’s been happening the past 2+ years I’m so excited to be back with you after all this time :-) Ted Yoder broke the Internet! If you haven’t seen his amazing video, click here. You …
Read More "All About African Violets – Episode 3.001 – Welcome Back!"