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I feel honored to have been an inspiration. Other violet growers before me were the same for me. I really enjoy "The Gray Turtle" and "Rick Orchids" His old videos on violets from 4 years ago. He no longer does the violets which is sad cause he was really good at it. violets can be finicky. I am always learning something. My computer was hacked so I've not done a video in a while. Its repaired and back so I will be doing videos this week including my new grow room showing all 100 of my violets. So stay tuned!!!

cut the baking soda by half. the african violets handle it a lot better

I water the babies from the top with a Walmart ,BBQ sauce bottle I never soak the babies cause the have very limited root structure. I will only water on one side of the pot so the babies can breath better. I place a chair under every pot so they never sit in water. I use old Bottle caps as a chair for the babies. Stay very light on the fertilizer and do not feed for the first week. I buck the system on the adults. I guess I'm a bit of a Maverick! LOL. I do not wick water. I hate that slimy string dangling there when handling the plants. Instead I use a two pot system. I have the pot the plant is potted in and a second pot with no holes and a chair to sit on. For adults only, I fill the outer vessel with luke warm water and set the plant in it for 5 minutes to soak it up from the bottom. after 5 minutes I dump all the water and put the pot back in the outer vessel on the chair. I wait another 15 minutes then dump any remaining water. I have the plants on the counter under low light the entire time. Then I put them back on the grow shelf with the lights off for two hours. I turn off the lights because even the slightest drop of water on a leaf will cause a brown spot if the lights are on. I do this about once a week but this may vary in every house. Basically I wait till they are bone dry before watering. I also wait a few days before treating the babies with Bonide, and use only a sixteenth of a teaspoon on top of soil. Once they are established I up that to 1/8th teaspoon of Bonide.

@@leaners62very valuable information, thank so much!! May I ask you more questions in the future? Best regards, Marina

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Good morning to you too. I quarantine all plants for approximately 6 weeks in separate back room. I repot all plants appon arrival. I treat with systemic Bonide with all plants, every 8 weeks, on surface of soil if not repotting. I keep a written schedule. If a plant struggles I will bag it. If it still struggles I may decapitate and strip the leaves leaving at least 3 leaves on the crown, repot and bag it for two weeks. Bad roots are far more deadly than no roots. Any new arrivals that look suspicious are (INSV) tested. I keep tests in fridge at all times. I only test plants that are not thriving or look suspicious. I did get one positive out of 80 new starters. SCARY!!! The tests are expensive. I get the tests from "AGDIA" I buy the 25 pack. I have ordered plant starters, from over ten different vendors. I buy from whom ever has the plant I am searching for at a reasonable price. My healthiest plants have been from Lyndon Lyon. My healthiest hybrids are LLG hybrids regardless of whom I go thru. Starters are very fragile. My quarantine room is highly temperature controlled with a ceiling fan on low at all times. I live at 500 feet elevation near Mount Rainier. Thrips are not a problem here but powdery mildew is. Good air flow is vital with a stable temp of 78 for the babies. 75 for established plants. This has worked for me. If a plants still wont thrive I will toss it. Only one has been tossed out of 80 Plants. The only spraying I do is for powdery mildew. Hope this all this was not too much of an earful. Again I want to thank you for taking the time to watch my video. Sincerely, Leaners

when did you plant it

it has to sit in the ground for ten months over winter. if you just planted it, then a few stalks sounds about right. leave it till next June and feed it over the summer and winter. harvest late next June.

Thank you so much for the tip. I am still in the process of learning video editing. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video. Thanks again, Leaners

I love the jute. I mistakenly called it hemp. I am in zone 8 at 500 feet elevation. We have rather cold nights here with hot days. I am at the base of Mt Rainier. I'm sure it has a huge impact on our weather. Thanks for watching the channel. Sincerely Leaners

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Thank you!

I love it. Hubby got it for me on valentines day at home depot!

Thanks! That was what I was trying for.

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Thanks for visiting

thank you so much for the tips i appreciate it very much. I recently repotted everyone and move all the miniatures into smaller pots. I also just ordered smaller pots on amazon for the larger violets. I've been doing 1/4 fertilizer (just ordered Jacks 20/20) but did not know the ratio to use hydrogen peroxide. is that 2ml per gallon or liter. LOL were still on the kings foot here. thank you so much for taking the time to watch my videos. and the advice helps a lot.

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much!

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You need to do it only once. It works for sure and you can do a ( top only) minus the flowers as a preventive. If the plant is in bloom just cover the flowers and lightly mist the top of the leaves.. do this just once in spring and once early September as a preventative. These are the high risk times. Good luck!

Only once needed. If it comes back you can do it again. I do not apply more than once every two weeks. Keep plant in the dark till dry. I have reduced the baking soda by half with the neem and soap the same. I just sprayed every single plant I have two weeks ago and they look great. My plants kept getting the mildew and I finally fixed the problem. Watch for my new videos. I've been gone a while cause my computer got hacked. But its all fixed! I will address the mildew issue with more detail. Thanks a million for watching my videos, Sincerely, Leaners

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