African Violets and Gesneriads: How to keep AV' s manageable?, 0 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
LOL GoldLeaf ... you know, I thought I heard someone calling my name a few days ago! It was very faint like it was some distance away ... I bet it was you!

Regarding your crystal ball showing me with some nice violets in the coming year, hmm ... I might just have to try a couple of the semi-miniature AV's and maybe a trailer or two! I just wish I could downsize all the other plants and stick to one collection but, you know how that goes! My two lighted plant stands are just some cheapy metal stands I bought at Wal-Mart and the lights are not the big ones on chains, just some cheap ones I wired to the shelves on the stands. I think that is one of the reasons I haven't had a lot of luck ... mainly improper lighting. But, I do have a problem with crammed packed shelves too ... the plants aren't real happy with others encroaching upon their space. I do best with plants that thrive on neglect because I tend to neglect my plants sometimes.

I was just looking at a shelf today and decided to clean a bit. I cut these stems off a Chirita Tamiana a week or so ago and just left them laying on the tile shelf ... look at these ugly dried up seedpods with the teensy seeds everywhere! They look like little ants except they aren't moving! LOL. I'm going to take my little paintbrush and try to brush them into a container of soil to see if they germinate.