African Violet Thread

[janiedoe]

That is a cute one!

My favorite was the pot that matched the color of the flowers.
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Gasp...how can your favorite NOT be the dachshund?

 

[AntiqueB]

I have one finishing blooming:

And another that should be starting soon:

I never had luck with them until I got this classroom. They love it in here, so I'm on the lookout for other pretty ones!

 

[Finnie]

My Mum was into African violets for a time.
But nothing like the beautiful selection you have.
Well done - you must have green fingers.

Thank you very much! I don’t know about green fingers. Maybe a little bit after all these years of outdoor gardening, and doing the indoor plant thing off and on my whole life.

@Finchbreeder I know you from the emu threads. I think you have mentioned before what kinds of finches you breed. I know it would be off-topic, but I would love to talk about finches/caged birds too. I bred budgies for 12 years, and also dabbled in finches, Bourke’s and cockatiels along the way. I miss my caged birds, but the dust was too much in the house and once I got chickens, I decided I wanted to concentrate my efforts on those instead.

@Finnie your flowers are gorgeous but I am so in love with the little dachshund cache pot!!!

I know! Isn’t that adorable? That was a birthday gift from my daughter. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be a magazine rack, but I knew immediately that plants would look better in it!

I have one finishing blooming:
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And another that should be starting soon:
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I never had luck with them until I got this classroom. They love it in here, so I'm on the lookout for other pretty ones!

Beautiful and healthy looking!

There are so many factors that affect violets. Some people say they are easy to grow, but if it’s not the watering, then it’s the lighting, temperature or humidity/dryness that does them in. Your classroom must have all the right conditions to make them happy.

I follow a YouTube channel called Grey Turtle. She has done videos on her set up. (She’s the one I’m copying about the glass jars.) It’s crazy how she has a humidifier running to control the humidity around her plants, and then she has to run a fan because the humidity will cause a white mold if there isn’t enough air circulation. She has thermometers and hygrometers on the shelves. It’s like she’s running a giant egg incubator!

Little by little I’m going to incorporate all her methods and see whether each addition improves or detracts from my system.