They'll be fine there. My rooms are 65 daytime and overnight. 66-67 when I am home.

Sounds like you've solved your temperature issue.

Now ... what about light (a Northern window is not going to be enough).

If it's dormant it won't need much light. Mine spend the winters in the fridge. Once dormancy is over than a Sunny South/east or west window will be good until all danger of frost is past. Then it goes outside in full, all day sun.

Ooops! FORGET THAT! I confused this forum with the carnivorous plant forum! My bad! Sorry about that!

HaHa, I was thinking, boy I really missed something big by not realizing that they go dormant!
My mistake, they are now in an East window and before were in an East window in a room that also has a whole wall of South windows. They seemed to be growing small leaves, which I thought was due to too much light. I can move them back if you think they'll be happier.

So do heat mats work. I have a few plants in the basement and had a similar concern. The basement is pretty cold around 55-58 F. Right now my plants are in ziploc baggies under lights. I keep the lights on a night, thinking that heat from the lights might help during low night temps.

I have heating mats which I use for seed propagation. Can I use those? Will it help to increase the temperature. I think they heat till mid 60's, they dont have a temperature control. Any thoughts?

thanks,
Minal

Hi
I just got a heating mat with a thermostat set up in my basement. It is on the bottom of a three shelf unit with lights. I've set pots of leaf cutting on it and finally have got some roots starting. I set the temperature at 21 degrees as I thought that should keep it at a good room temperature. I had this heat mat without the thermostat last year and gave up on it by spring because without a temp control it got way too hot. This fall I got the thermostat and it really works well. I've ordered another heat mat and thermostat for another set of shelves. Of course it only really heats the shelf and plants which are set on it. I do wonder though if the shelves above benefit from the heat coming from the lower shelf. The older plants aren't as heat sensitive. I have my unit enclosed in plastic at night. But I don't have any scientific evidence of that.
Good luck
Wendy

Hi
I just got a heating mat with a thermostat set up in my basement. It is on the bottom of a three shelf unit with lights. I've set pots of leaf cutting on it and finally have got some roots starting. I set the temperature at 21 degrees as I thought that should keep it at a good room temperature. I had this heat mat without the thermostat last year and gave up on it by spring because without a temp control it got way too hot. This fall I got the thermostat and it really works well. I've ordered another heat mat and thermostat for another set of shelves. Of course it only really heats the shelf and plants which are set on it. I do wonder though if the shelves above benefit from the heat coming from the lower shelf. The older plants aren't as heat sensitive. I have my unit enclosed in plastic at night. But I don't have any scientific evidence of that.
Good luck
Wendy

Thanks Wendy. Mine is set at 72 but never seems to go above 70, so abut 21C. My plants are in 2" pots and dry out faster, but maybe that's good. I water them from the bottom every 3rd day. I think I may buy another for cuttings like you since mine have been 'rooting' for about 2 months now and still have no plant lets. It doesn't sound like many people use these for AV's so we'll have to stay in touch.
Good luck.

I'm not sure how many use them but it was recommended to me on a forum last year when I was worried about cool temps in the basement. I have the leaf cuttings in a covered box so they are not noticeably drying out. I like the plan.

Hi Wendy,

thanks for the information, maybe I will give it a try.

Minal.

Having just moved to a new house, I now grow in my basement under lights instead of in the house. I was concerned that it was too cold at night so I started using heat mats under my leaves about a month ago. I have been growing violets for over forty years and I have never seen leaves root and send up babies as quickly as this bunch has. I have them in a flat with a dome and the growth is amazing!

Linda

Bottom heat helps so much when it comes to establishing forced amaryllis and newly transplanted orchids, but I've never tried it with violets. I'll have to test it out myself sometime.