Growing African Violets
African violets love to be pot-bound, and in fact plants typically won't produce blooms until the roots have sufficiently filled the container. Violets should be repotted when the plants are three times the diameter ... [... more]
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Growing African Violets: And Some Other Flowering House ...
An African Vilolet's Best Friend (And Your's Too) A few years ago I checked out from the Public Library "Growing African Violets and some other flowering houseplants", by Ruth Coulson. It was like finding a good friend or neighbor. This book ... [... more]
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Growing African Violets
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Growing to Show: How to Grow Prize Winning African Violets
An excellent book for all growers, for show or not. As a grower of African Violets for many years, I find this book to be perhaps the most informative, particularly for the actual growing of the plants, in print. Virtually every aspect of growing perfect ... [... more]
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Growing African Violets
When I was a kid I remember an older lady down the street with rows of African violets in her windows. As I was pilfering a cookie or two from her, I marveled at the intense colors of the flowers with their collar of ... [... more]
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Saintpaulia Ionantha
The soil for growing African violets must be porous to allow surplus water to pass through readily. Most violets are now grown in pasteurized soilless mixes. A good soilless mix is made up of 3 parts sphagnum peat moss, 2 parts vermiculite and 1 ... [... more]
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