African Violets and Gesneriads: guess I need a microscope, 0 by dmj1218

dmj1218 wrote:
Nice shot on those Syrumani! I think with MrsBonnie's excellent suggestion for prying them apart--I'll not fret over them getting too close together.

Gessie--great shots there too, looks like you are an addicted and obsessed grower like me (up to now, just different species--lol)!

Here's another one starting to come along well. I really appreciate the fact that these spaced themselves out a little better for me. They were sown same date and methods. By the way that container that I started them in has no holes in the bottom and I had them in a baggie until germination. I'm just tilting it and letting water run down side to water them now and they are definitely out of the baggie. Sitting in a north window with no sun until I can get the lights set up this week. I also just used good quality germ mix because I had it and had no idea what I was doing anyway.

Those mixes you are talking about by brand--are those just kinda peaty with vermiculite? do they have slow release ferts? if so, can someone grab a bag and give the approximate ratio (like 2-2-2)? I'm just going to have to mix them up a medium myself with what I have, but I got about everything.

Thanks so much for all your input and please keep posting! I am learning so much here and am forever in your debt. =)