Bev asks Annie: Hi Annie, I have been trying to propagate AV leaves. I have roots but no babies. Do some AV leaves just not make babies? These leaves are from a plant that has not bloomed for months but …
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Q&A – Plantlets Under a Dome
Earle asks Annie: Hi Annie, How long after you pot up your plantlets from leaf cuttings do you keep them in a contained, humid environment? I have potted up a number of plantlets from leaves and I am keeping them …
All About African Violets – Episode 3.031 – Home from National
Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax. We’re going to talk today about what happens when you get home from National, or any other show you might have attended. I’m so glad so many of you …
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Q&A – Blossoms Instead of Babies
Janice asks Annie: Hi Annie, I have 2 leaves of Jersey Blue Dreams in solo cups. Both have been very slow in sending up mouse ears. The leaves were put down 7-20-2018. The one leaf has sent up a flower …
Guest Post – Growing A Show Plant: 150 Days
Growing A Show Plant with a little help from my friends e made it to 150 days! The Rob’s Cherry Cola babies have grown, though not as fast as I had hoped, it was time to separate the main …
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 …
Guest Post – Growing A Show Plant: 100 Days
Growing A Show Plant with a little help from my friends e made it to 100 days! There were days where it looked like the experiment was over, but it happened, there are babies—Rob’s Cherry Cola babies! Here are …
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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Q&A – Follow-up to Lacey’s Determination Question
A few months ago, you might recall that Janice had a leaf of Lacey’s Determination that sprouted babies on the stem of the leaf rather than how we usually see African violet plantlets growing. Here is the photo from the original …
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Guest Post – Growing A Show Plant
Growing A Show Plant with a little help from my friends rowing for show seemed like an impossibility with schedules and tweaking the growing conditions which always seemed to be a bit off. Now, with assistance from well, pretty …
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 3.006 – 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 – Leaf Propagation with an African Violet Sport
Mary Kovach asks Annie: I received Optimara Pink My Sensation Mutant (sport) today. Always wanted the green as well. My question is if I put leaves down from this mutant (sport) ,will it have the green My Sensation …
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Q&A – Why are these babies growing ON the leaf?
Janice H. asks Annie: I put down a leaf of Lacey’s Determination on 21 July 2017. It has finally sprouted babies this March. But the babies are not in the usual place. They have emerged on the leaf and …