African Violets and Gesneriads: Their UP...., 1 by MsCritterkeeper

MsCritterkeeper wrote:
Thanks all for the nice comments...it's still a work in progress, but everything here at the moment is. It' so nice to see all the new members & my old buddies too.
I missed the you all on the forum so much!

I'll post some pics of the terrariums but on the terrarium form :) it's my 2nd favorite forum at DG's.
I can post a link to it for those who don't visit that forum much.

The AV's are holding their own & I'm sure it will take a few months for them to return to a more "showy" state with flat leaf growth but they did travel well! Many are blooming or setting blooms, thanks to the added humidity in their travel boxes.

I still use a few plastic pots with wicks from time to time but I really like the AV self watering pots best. One of the advantages for me was that the AVpots sits lower on the shelf from the lights than the plastic pots/ wicks setting on top of the water containers ...that allows me to have an extra shelf! We all know what an extra shelf can do for your shopping pleasure!!! lol

If you like the wicking part then you could always drill a hole in the ceramic part that the plant grows in to allow for wicking. You just need to use a cermic dril bit and go slowly .It would give the best of both worlds.

I added a pic of the travel boxes I used...

Anyway, glad you enjoyed the pics & there will be more...

MsC