Glad it was helpful! It took me a while to get used to removing the blooms on the new plants! I usually let mine bloom only when they are out of quarantine, and observe the first blooms very closely, to make sure they are thrips-free.
Как интересно - никогда не видела паучков на фиалках. А ведь если он поселился на розетке, значит, есть ему там пропитание?😲 Может, трипсов ловит? Спасибо за видео, как всегда, подробно, четко и аккуратно!😍
Спасибо, мне очень приятно! :-) Я сама от неожиданности чуть в обморок не упала. Ну прямо как будто ждал, когда его будут в кино снимать! :-) Теперь буду дважды бдительна с последующей обработкой от трипса.
Thank you, good to know! Looks like its still being tested, according to the National Research Council (US) Panel on Neem: ‘Neem is very effective on thrips larvae, which occur in the soil. However, once the adult thrips and related pests have taken up residence on the plants themselves, they are less sensitive to neem extracts. Oily formulations have shown some success in exploratory trials’: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234642/
Nice video. I actually propagate any and all leaves unless they’re clearly dying. Rarely have a propagation fail, even tiny leaves. Hopefully you can get more plants by trying to use all the leaves too. 😊
Wonderful video. Thank you so much! You do such a great job with your setup, system and relaying all the most helpful information in the most thoughtful way. Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving and are enjoying your holiday season. 😇😻🌸
I think your plants do so well because of your voice when you talk an take care of them. I know I get relaxed when and soothed hearing your voice.Is that weird or what?They do say talking nicely an calmly around plants they do better.What do you think?
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I’ve learned a lot from the video about what insecticide to use for African violets. Thank you! A good reminder for me not to add other new plants to my collection so quickly.
Informative video. I know now, what I should do with my newly purchased African violets. Do you do the same steps with ones purchased through the mail, such as Violet Barn?
I noticed you are wicking a little differently in this video. You are leaving the wick at bottom of pot instead of bringing it to middle of pot and then a half circle. Makes sense since they prefer to be watered from bottom up. Interesting. Thanks for another great video.
Good catch! Indeed, I started leaving the wick at the bottom, having both ends drop down into the wicking liquid, and it's been working as well as with the previous method, when I used to bring it up to the middle of the pot in a circle. Much easier for me! :-)
One more question regarding wicking. Are you using four ply yarn for the miniature wicking or single ply. I’m pretty much growing strictly miniatures and using single ply for them and use four ply for my few standards and houseplants. Thought four ply might make my miniatures too wet. I think you did same in previous videos. (single ply on minis) Because of you and your informative videos I have amassed 79 mini AV and streps in my collection since starting in Sept. 2020. My favorites at this time is “Jersey Girl Trail” and “Jolly Cutie Pie”. They’re beautiful! “Pearl Joy” is throwing her first buds. Can’t wait to see her. I have so many that are just starting to bloom and I can hardly take my eyes off of them. I spend at least and hour+ a day just looking at and grooming them. Thank you Gray Turtle. PS: Wish I could share some pics.
@@susanbender7138 Oh, I am so glad! I spend most of my free time with them, too! They need a lot of care, but it's so worth it! I used to split my 4-ply yarn in the past, for minis and semis, but eventually started using the same 4-ply yarn for all sizes. Once the potting mix reaches its maximum saturation point, regardless of the wick width, the wick being maximally saturated as well, stops drawing more moisture than it already has, reaching the equilibrium between the potting mix and the wicking liquid - that's my understanding. Using at least 50% (or 60%) coarse perlite in the potting mix helps keep the violets from overwatering.
Thank you for another excellent video. Will you tell me please, do you spray the insecticidal soap on fuzzy violet leaves? I have understood that thay shouldn’t be subjected to water or liquids, or the leaves will develop brown spots. How do you prevent that?
Appreciate your feedback! African Violet leaves can be sprayed and washed as needed, as long as this is done in warm room, without sunlight exposure, and they are allowed to dry before exposing them to light. The water for washing and insecticide spray solutions need to be tepid/lukewarm or room temperature. Sometimes, leaves that had started developing some damage prior to washing or insecticide spray treatment, will display more damage when dry afterwards, while healthy leaves retain normal growth habit.
Covering the newly repotted plant helps provide extra humidity. No holes are needed. Opening the bag to air once in a while helps excess moisture evaporate. Once it’s rooted well, it’s good to grow in open air.
Systemic Bonide directions about the amount of insecticide to use on violets is tricky since violets are in tiny pots. How much of it would you add directly to an african violet pot? Or would you only mix it with the potting mix and add it to plants during repotting only? I have new starter plants that I want to preventively protect. Thank you.
I usually add it when making a new batch of potting mix according to label instructions: 2.5 tablespoons granules per gallon of potting mix. Happy growing!
This is a stunning AV! Did you ever get a name on this plant? I've been collecting purples with green edges and would love to add this to my collection. Thank you!
Thank you, I love it, too! Not sure about the name, the closest I can think of is Optimara EverSpecial, from the EverFloris Space Violets series: dark blue with a very frilled green edge and dark green ruffled foliage. The blooms on mine are super dark purple though, rather than dark blue, so that's just a guess.
I used to buy them at my local African Violet club, have been buying them online lately, at Amazon and Violet Barn, Supplies section: www.violetbarn.com/store/plastic-pots-fertilizer-etc.html
Love Ever Beautiful, it's on my wishlist! I think this one is a bit darker in shade, it's very dark purple in person. Even though it's a NOID, I love it!
@@grayturtleviolets Oh I love my Optimara NOID also! It's really the easiest one for me to care for. But I do have an Optimara Ever Beautiful and an Ever Precious which I received from Selective Gardner in September I believe. They were blooming when I received them, but since I've repotted them they haven't bloomed yet. I also have a couple of leaves of each I'm trying to propagate. They both have such beautiful foliage as well though!!
@@samsal420 Love the Ever Floris series! I got my Ever Precious from Selective Gardener too, that's the only Space Violet I have. It's been a bit tricky for me to grow, for some reason, not as easy as my other Optimaras, but I am not giving up! :-) Happy growing!
@@grayturtleviolets I love the EverFloris series as well! I live in Houston, we have the Johnson Space Center/NASA, so it’s fascinating to know the story behind them! I’m hoping for the best for my two. Going to try your soil recipe soon though! I’ve been experimenting and don’t care for what I’ve been doing. I don’t think my Violets like it either! 😄. You inspire me with every video so I won’t give up either! Happy blooming!
Hi, I have over 100 orchids and I just bought my first african violet! How do you acclimate the AV to wick watering? (I watched your wick watering video). For new AV you place a dry wick in the medium and top water while in isolation? At what point do you initiate the wick method. You are an excellent teacher.
Congrats on getting your first African Violet! Plants with well developed root system usually adapt to wick watering fast, as long as all other growing conditions are favorable: good light, light and airy potting mix, balanced fertilizer, 40-50% humidity, and warmer temps (70-75F). Always use moist potting mix and wet wick for repotting, including the new AVs in isolation. Normally, if the roots are strong and healthy, I initiate the wick watering right away, top-water them a little bit during repotting, and then add wicking liquid to the wicking container, to get the capillary action going. Sometimes, to acclimate, especially when I see that the leaves are losing turgor, I cover them with plastic after repotting on a wick for a few days, and then gradually expose them to the open air. Happy growing!
@@kathleenspracklen6849 For wicking liquid, I use water plus some fertilizer - check out my wick watering video for more info: ua-cam.com/video/iHcYCCjPVGo/v-deo.html. Right now I am using 20-20-20 Jack's Classic at 1/8 teaspoon per gallon of water. Hope I can make another video, discussing all the fertilizers I've used, in the future - stay tuned!
@@grayturtleviolets Thank you so much. I am really learning a lot from your videos. I appreciate your replies, as well. There's a lot to be learned just reading the comments and your replies. Thank you for you willingness to share your expertise.
@@kathleenspracklen6849 You are very welcome! This is my 3rd year growing African Violets and other Gesneriads, and I am still learning, too! Happy growing!
6-8 weeks total - the main thing while in quarantine, is to break the life cycle of any insects, eggs, or larvae that may have traveled on the plant. With thrips, for example, it takes 19 days to develop from egg to adult, and female adults live up to 30 days. Repotting into a potting mix with systemic insecticide, removing blooms so they have no pollen to feed on, and treating the plant and the soil surface with insecticidal soap - while in quarantine - helps tackling harmful insects. If the plant continues to have insect issues or diseases, the quarantine make take longer, better to keep it isolated until it looks completely healthy.
This spray didn’t leave damage on leaves. African violets don't like cold water on their leaves but room temperature or luke warm water is perfectly fine, as long as they have a chance to dry before they are exposed to light, so I usually do it in the evening, and let them dry overnight.
@@grayturtleviolets ok,I have the safer brand end all bug remover in yellow bottle, is it safe to use on my African violet if I had to? But hopefully won’t need to ever use , It is kept in a warm place, just curious because I have always thought that liquids in general sitting on the leaves to dry was a bad thing.
@@Aar0nDown I haven’t used this particular kind of insecticide, so I can’t tell if it’s safe to use on AVs. I’ve seen people wash their AVs without any harm to the plant, both private collectors and large greenhouses, as long as they don’t get under light before fully air dried, they should be fine.
The three-in-one has a triple action, acting as a fungicide, insecticide, and miticide - as shown on the product label. The insecticide component helps control aphids, whiteflies, and other insects listed in the Insecticide Use section of the little booklet on the reverse side of the bottle. Thrips are not listed as the type of insect this product can control, so using Bonide or Marathon is recommended to control thrips.
Now I know that thrips are the reason why you remove blooms from new plants. Although it hurts I know a healthy plant will bloom again. Thanx
Thank you for a good lesson. I never removed the blooms of a new plants and yesterday I found a bugs on my AV. Now I now how to treat the new plants.
Glad it’s been helpful. Appreciate your feedback!
This video was so helpful. I never understood why blooms must be removed. (That does hurt to tear off the flowers!)
Glad it was helpful! It took me a while to get used to removing the blooms on the new plants! I usually let mine bloom only when they are out of quarantine, and observe the first blooms very closely, to make sure they are thrips-free.
Another very detailed instructional video. Now I know what to do when I get new plants. Thank you very much for filming this for us!
You are welcome! Happy to share!
So informative, I’m new to African violets and I love your videos. Thank you for helping out people like me you don’t know 😊💚✌🏼
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for another great video, I'm always learning with you 😃
My pleasure! Happy to share!
This video was fantastic and so informative.
Thank you, glad it was helpful!
Как интересно - никогда не видела паучков на фиалках. А ведь если он поселился на розетке, значит, есть ему там пропитание?😲 Может, трипсов ловит?
Спасибо за видео, как всегда, подробно, четко и аккуратно!😍
Спасибо, мне очень приятно! :-)
Я сама от неожиданности чуть в обморок не упала. Ну прямо как будто ждал, когда его будут в кино снимать! :-) Теперь буду дважды бдительна с последующей обработкой от трипса.
The active ingredient is neem oil in the Fungicide 3. Neem oil does kill adult thrips even though it’s not on the list.
Thank you, good to know! Looks like its still being tested, according to the National Research Council (US) Panel on Neem: ‘Neem is very effective on thrips larvae, which occur in the soil. However, once the adult thrips and related pests have taken up residence on the plants themselves, they are less sensitive to neem extracts. Oily formulations have shown some success in exploratory trials’: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234642/
Nice video. I actually propagate any and all leaves unless they’re clearly dying. Rarely have a propagation fail, even tiny leaves. Hopefully you can get more plants by trying to use all the leaves too. 😊
Always enjoy your violets & plants
Thank you! Appreciate your support!!!
Great info on AV’s! Thank you!
Wonderful information. Looks like I could be a bit more diligent when I bring a new plant home.
Thank you! Healthy plants are happy plants! :-)
Great video and very helpful
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience!
You are very welcome! Happy to share!
Wonderful video. Thank you so much! You do such a great job with your setup, system and relaying all the most helpful information in the most thoughtful way. Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving and are enjoying your holiday season. 😇😻🌸
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much! Happy Holidays!!!
I think your plants do so well because of your voice when you talk an take care of them. I know I get relaxed when and soothed hearing your voice.Is that weird or what?They do say talking nicely an calmly around plants they do better.What do you think?
Thank you for watching! They certainly appreciate all the care I can give them! :)
Great video. Thanks
Thank you!
Thank you for the video.
Bello tema me encantan las violetas ..l
Dios te Bendiga grandemente.
No te entiendo tu idioma hace falta subtítulos saludos desde Colombia
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I’ve learned a lot from the video about what insecticide to use for African violets. Thank you! A good reminder for me not to add other new plants to my collection so quickly.
Glad it was helpful! Happy growing!
Informative video. I know now, what I should do with my newly purchased African violets. Do you do the same steps with ones purchased through the mail, such as Violet Barn?
Yes, I follow the same routine with all new plants and leaves. Appreciate your feedback!
I noticed you are wicking a little differently in this video. You are leaving the wick at bottom of pot instead of bringing it to middle of pot and then a half circle. Makes sense since they prefer to be watered from bottom up. Interesting. Thanks for another great video.
Good catch! Indeed, I started leaving the wick at the bottom, having both ends drop down into the wicking liquid, and it's been working as well as with the previous method, when I used to bring it up to the middle of the pot in a circle. Much easier for me! :-)
One more question regarding wicking. Are you using four ply yarn for the miniature wicking or single ply. I’m pretty much growing strictly miniatures and using single ply for them and use four ply for my few standards and houseplants. Thought four ply might make my miniatures too wet. I think you did same in previous videos. (single ply on minis)
Because of you and your informative videos I have amassed 79 mini AV and streps in my collection since starting in Sept. 2020. My favorites at this time is “Jersey Girl Trail” and “Jolly Cutie Pie”. They’re beautiful! “Pearl Joy” is throwing her first buds. Can’t wait to see her. I have so many that are just starting to bloom and I can hardly take my eyes off of them. I spend at least and hour+ a day just looking at and grooming them. Thank you Gray Turtle.
PS: Wish I could share some pics.
@@susanbender7138 Oh, I am so glad! I spend most of my free time with them, too! They need a lot of care, but it's so worth it! I used to split my 4-ply yarn in the past, for minis and semis, but eventually started using the same 4-ply yarn for all sizes. Once the potting mix reaches its maximum saturation point, regardless of the wick width, the wick being maximally saturated as well, stops drawing more moisture than it already has, reaching the equilibrium between the potting mix and the wicking liquid - that's my understanding. Using at least 50% (or 60%) coarse perlite in the potting mix helps keep the violets from overwatering.
Thank you for another excellent video. Will you tell me please, do you spray the insecticidal soap on fuzzy violet leaves? I have understood that thay shouldn’t be subjected to water or liquids, or the leaves will develop brown spots. How do you prevent that?
Appreciate your feedback! African Violet leaves can be sprayed and washed as needed, as long as this is done in warm room, without sunlight exposure, and they are allowed to dry before exposing them to light. The water for washing and insecticide spray solutions need to be tepid/lukewarm or room temperature. Sometimes, leaves that had started developing some damage prior to washing or insecticide spray treatment, will display more damage when dry afterwards, while healthy leaves retain normal growth habit.
Thanks!!!
Is it necessary to put holes in the bag? And do you put the mommy plant in a bag as well? Thanks!
Covering the newly repotted plant helps provide extra humidity. No holes are needed. Opening the bag to air once in a while helps excess moisture evaporate. Once it’s rooted well, it’s good to grow in open air.
I think u should have left the spider. They are great pest control.they will eat the not so good bugs🕷good lucky
Oh, I had no idea, that's really cool! Thank you for the tip!
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Thank you!
Can I do wicking method from top? I have other plants wicking to one source.
Great question. I haven’t tried this method, would love to know if it works for you. Happy growing!
Systemic Bonide directions about the amount of insecticide to use on violets is tricky since violets are in tiny pots. How much of it would you add directly to an african violet pot? Or would you only mix it with the potting mix and add it to plants during repotting only? I have new starter plants that I want to preventively protect. Thank you.
I usually add it when making a new batch of potting mix according to label instructions: 2.5 tablespoons granules per gallon of potting mix. Happy growing!
Very helpful vedio
This video is very helpful.its an opportunity to learn Lots of things about taking Care of AV.Thanks a lot for sharing it.
You are welcome! Happy to share!
This is a stunning AV! Did you ever get a name on this plant? I've been collecting purples with green edges and would love to add this to my collection. Thank you!
Thank you, I love it, too! Not sure about the name, the closest I can think of is Optimara EverSpecial, from the EverFloris Space Violets series: dark blue with a very frilled green edge and dark green ruffled foliage. The blooms on mine are super dark purple though, rather than dark blue, so that's just a guess.
Please; where do you find your 3” pots- round?
I usually get mine online when purchasing plants. Check out the Supplies section on Violet Barn website.
Where do you get your pots and Reservoirs?
I used to buy them at my local African Violet club, have been buying them online lately, at Amazon and Violet Barn, Supplies section: www.violetbarn.com/store/plastic-pots-fertilizer-etc.html
@@grayturtleviolets thank you
It looks like it could be an Ever Beautiful from Optimara!
Love Ever Beautiful, it's on my wishlist! I think this one is a bit darker in shade, it's very dark purple in person. Even though it's a NOID, I love it!
@@grayturtleviolets Oh I love my Optimara NOID also! It's really the easiest one for me to care for. But I do have an Optimara Ever Beautiful and an Ever Precious which I received from Selective Gardner in September I believe. They were blooming when I received them, but since I've repotted them they haven't bloomed yet. I also have a couple of leaves of each I'm trying to propagate. They both have such beautiful foliage as well though!!
@@samsal420 Love the Ever Floris series! I got my Ever Precious from Selective Gardener too, that's the only Space Violet I have. It's been a bit tricky for me to grow, for some reason, not as easy as my other Optimaras, but I am not giving up! :-) Happy growing!
@@grayturtleviolets I love the EverFloris series as well! I live in Houston, we have the Johnson Space Center/NASA, so it’s fascinating to know the story behind them! I’m hoping for the best for my two. Going to try your soil recipe soon though! I’ve been experimenting and don’t care for what I’ve been doing. I don’t think my Violets like it either! 😄. You inspire me with every video so I won’t give up either! Happy blooming!
Hi, I have over 100 orchids and I just bought my first african violet! How do you acclimate the AV to wick watering? (I watched your wick watering video). For new AV you place a dry wick in the medium and top water while in isolation? At what point do you initiate the wick method. You are an excellent teacher.
Congrats on getting your first African Violet! Plants with well developed root system usually adapt to wick watering fast, as long as all other growing conditions are favorable: good light, light and airy potting mix, balanced fertilizer, 40-50% humidity, and warmer temps (70-75F). Always use moist potting mix and wet wick for repotting, including the new AVs in isolation. Normally, if the roots are strong and healthy, I initiate the wick watering right away, top-water them a little bit during repotting, and then add wicking liquid to the wicking container, to get the capillary action going. Sometimes, to acclimate, especially when I see that the leaves are losing turgor, I cover them with plastic after repotting on a wick for a few days, and then gradually expose them to the open air. Happy growing!
@@grayturtleviolets What is wicking liquid? You say you add it to the wicking container to get the capillary action going. Thank you!
@@kathleenspracklen6849 For wicking liquid, I use water plus some fertilizer - check out my wick watering video for more info: ua-cam.com/video/iHcYCCjPVGo/v-deo.html. Right now I am using 20-20-20 Jack's Classic at 1/8 teaspoon per gallon of water. Hope I can make another video, discussing all the fertilizers I've used, in the future - stay tuned!
@@grayturtleviolets Thank you so much. I am really learning a lot from your videos. I appreciate your replies, as well. There's a lot to be learned just reading the comments and your replies. Thank you for you willingness to share your expertise.
@@kathleenspracklen6849 You are very welcome! This is my 3rd year growing African Violets and other Gesneriads, and I am still learning, too! Happy growing!
How long do you isolate your new plants?
6-8 weeks total - the main thing while in quarantine, is to break the life cycle of any insects, eggs, or larvae that may have traveled on the plant. With thrips, for example, it takes 19 days to develop from egg to adult, and female adults live up to 30 days. Repotting into a potting mix with systemic insecticide, removing blooms so they have no pollen to feed on, and treating the plant and the soil surface with insecticidal soap - while in quarantine - helps tackling harmful insects. If the plant continues to have insect issues or diseases, the quarantine make take longer, better to keep it isolated until it looks completely healthy.
@@grayturtleviolets really awesome advice and a great video, thank you!
@@alyssagood4218 You are very welcome! Happy growing!
Dose the spray leave leaf damage? If water gets on the leafs and sits for a long time on the leafs it give leaf damage.
This spray didn’t leave damage on leaves. African violets don't like cold water on their leaves but room temperature or luke warm water is perfectly fine, as long as they have a chance to dry before they are exposed to light, so I usually do it in the evening, and let them dry overnight.
@@grayturtleviolets ok,I have the safer brand end all bug remover in yellow bottle, is it safe to use on my African violet if I had to? But hopefully won’t need to ever use , It is kept in a warm place, just curious because I have always thought that liquids in general sitting on the leaves to dry was a bad thing.
@@Aar0nDown I haven’t used this particular kind of insecticide, so I can’t tell if it’s safe to use on AVs. I’ve seen people wash their AVs without any harm to the plant, both private collectors and large greenhouses, as long as they don’t get under light before fully air dried, they should be fine.
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Wouldn't the spider be beneficial? It would eat other insects.
Depending on the spider variety and its food preferences, lol!😀
Soil mix
The three-in-one is an insecticide and thrips are an insect
The three-in-one has a triple action, acting as a fungicide, insecticide, and miticide - as shown on the product label. The insecticide component helps control aphids, whiteflies, and other insects listed in the Insecticide Use section of the little booklet on the reverse side of the bottle. Thrips are not listed as the type of insect this product can control, so using Bonide or Marathon is recommended to control thrips.