African Violets and Gesneriads: O/T Uh Oh.. I'm in trouble now. Look what Keyring started!, 1 by begoniacrazii

begoniacrazii wrote:
I was told to foliar mist it with orchid food, but at 1/2 or 1/3 strength. The soild blend they use is interesting. 1/3 peat, 1/3 vermiculite and 1/3 perlite. No nutirients to speak of. In the winter, it would be their dormant (lose leaves) cycle and in the summer growing season, I'm supposed to put it in a dish of water. (I would think with weak fertilizer too)
Dont the flowers remind you of a strep? He does mail order. So just give him a call, tell him the begonia nut sent you. You may want to wait, their sale stock was low. Here's a shot of my tiny baby.

Key is right, in fact they were often used in the Victorian era in hot houses to combat the fungi gnati problem! Note that mine is already at work. Looks like gnat for breakfast!



This message was edited Jan 22, 2006 4:32 PM