Aby,

Now would be a great time because......it is really not a good idea to grow them outside. Every arachnid, insect and fungus will find your violet outdoors. If you have more than this one plant, make sure you isolate your violet to catch any problem it may have picked up outside.

Also, although your climate may be fine for violets in the summer, in general, growing conditions are easier to control indoors.

Linda

Thx. It's the only one I have. Grew them many years ago.. Always had bug issues even though they were strictly house plants. Like I said I rescued this one. Couldn't pass it up, it was really cheap, was water soaked from the rain that day. Blooms were shriveled up and dried out, knew is was pink but had no ideas how large and ruffled they turned out to be. A constant bloomer! Only issue was some spotting on the leaves from the cold rain water. I figured if all I had it for was through the summer it was worth the $2 I paid, but it has done really well. I plan to try to keep it going. Only problem, and a big one at that, is my cat thinks plants are her salad. She can get to them any where I put them. Thinking of putting up a corner shelf on the wall for this one near my slider. Lots of light comes in. Hope it makes it through winter without her eating it or knocking it down. She is relentless and quite a jumper.

Aby,

The corner shelf sounds like a good idea. Just make sure it is too small for four paws!

Linda

Hi Abykat,
Is your cat an Abby?
Joanne 47

Yes I have two. She is the fawn. I used to have all four colors. If you know Aby's you know they can get anywhere - very athletic kitties! It will be a challenge to keep this av out of her reach.

A more appropriate photo for the av forum. The av I was posting about

Beautiful!!!

Hi Abykat,
Your cats are gorgeous! A friend had Aby's, so I know
a little about them. I've always had cats, but not Aby's.
Now I just have AVs. (One of my cats, a rescue,
was jealous of any attention I paid to my AVs.
She nestled next to them, under the light, knocked them over, rubbed against them, breaking leaves and
leaving a coat of fur. I did brush her, but she was a
fur machine.)

The violet is gorgeous also! It must be very happy!
Joanne