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All About African Violets – Episode 3.052 – After Convention
Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom and relax for a bit! Tips and Treasures Today most of our time will be spent checkout out the stands, but in other years, right about now would …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.047 – What the Heck is an Immature Leaf?!
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom! Thank you for joining me today as we remain at home. And for those of you not hunkered down because you’re in an essential industry or business, you …
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Behind the Scenes – Potting Down a Neck
Hi Everyone – it’s been some time since I’ve had the wherewithal to put together a Behind the Scenes post for you. I thought this would be a good tutorial. Do you have a plant on your shelves that has …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.033 – It’s All About The Stands!
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax! This week, it’s all about the stands! Last week, my friend, Kurt Jablonski, pointed out to me that I had left out the Look at What’s On the Stands. …
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All About African Violets – Episode 3.026 – Lots to Look At!
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in to my sunroom! So much for you to see today, so these show notes are not long – it’s more about all the footage I have to share with you today, …
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Q&A – When To Disbud A Young Plant?
Karin asks Annie: Hi Annie, You said you leave your young plants in the solo cup until they bloom, so you know whether they will bloom true, before they take up too much space. When they do start …

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 3.008 – 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 3.006 – 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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Q&A – Why do leaves rot / wilt upon being sprayed?
Unknown asks Annie: If African violets come from a rain forest environment in Tanzania, why is it that the leaves rot/wilt upon being sprayed? The climate in Tanzania is very different than the climate in our homes. The …
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Tips on Tuesdays – Leaves
A quick and easy tutorial to help your African violet's leaves grow well.