|
| Hi all you AVG lovers. I have a few photos and questions for your expert opinions. Photos are clickable to get larger view.
First one is a noid I rescued from a girl that had it in a windowless dark room with only a shop light hanging above it. The crown on it is VERY tight and the leaves hard. I have it sitting in an east window now and finally see a few buds starting to peek through. Is there anything you suggest I can do for it? 
Second, here is a pic of my first babies :D My question is, should I cut the mother leaf free now and leave them to grow in those pots (yogurt cups) or should I repot them on wicks? Is it too soon to repot or should I wait? Okay guess that was more than one question sorry LOL.
|
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by fred_hill (fredchill@worldnet.att.net) on Wed, Jul 4, 07 at 21:39
| Hi CK, !. Plants that have girl foliage like this always seem to be brittle. Depending on when it was last potted all I would do would be to groom it for symmetry and if it has been in the same pot for a year, its time to repot. 2. I like to wait till the babies get to be about 2-3 inches before I remove them from the leaf and then I put them into 3oz Solo bathroom cups with wicks till they get to a decent size. 3. I don't do trailers very welll but if I had them I would repot them into shallow pan pots. Fred in NJ |
|
- Posted by stonesriver 6B Tennessee (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 07 at 2:04
| CK: What you do with the trailers depends on whether they are mini, semi-mini or standards. I grow my standards in 4" pots. I use the Volkmann pots which are wider than tall. I also grow in the 5" Oyama Planters because they, too, are more shallow. I would not use a regular pot of more than 4". As Fred suggested, pan pots work well (or azalea pots). Do a search and you can buy them online. I grow my mini and semi-minis in 2.5" or 3.5" Oyama Planters. Linda ~ who only grows trailing AVs 'cos they don't take up as much room and leave her space for her other Gessies. :-D |
|
- Posted by cajunkisses2007 9 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 07 at 13:43
| Thanks Fred! The plant was just repotted a couple months ago when I first got it. It was sitting in a soggy wet ceramic pot, so I immediately repotted it. My concern really is the very tight crown. I'll wait a while longer to repot my babies. :) Thanks Linda! Appreciate both of your comments and suggestions. :) Belinda |
|
- Posted by hummersteve Indy (My Page) on Tue, Jul 10, 07 at 20:33
| CK You have a nice crop babies going there , congrats! No need to be in a hurry to separate, wait till at least nickel size, then repot in 3oz. solo cups as Fred suggests. I wick mine from the getgo but to each their own. |
|
- Posted by cajunkisses2007 9 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 11, 07 at 22:33
| Thanks Steve will do. All of my other plants are on wicks now. :) |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the African Violets Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.