African Violets and Gesneriads: Strep leaves...so far, so good..., 1 by RainGazer

RainGazer wrote:
Several of us have discussed, on multiple occasions, putting down Strep leaves. Seems to be general consensus among the members of this forum that cutting out the midrib and putting down the little slices of leaves has an extremely low success rate. I tried it again with some extra pieces from one of the Strep leaves Gail sent me. I put them down on June 1st, and they are still green! This is not a success story at all - not yet anyway. However, I've never had them stay green more than a couple days. Usually by day 2 or 3, they're either crunchy and brown, or mushy and brown. They're on day 5 right now and only have a small dried area on a couple of them and a couple others are still completely green, so I do have the slightest glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, something good will happen this time. :o)

I put them in this little rectangular plastic bowl with NO holes in the bottom. I watered them the first time with dechlorinated water with fish emulsion added in. There was only the slightest amount of water standing in the bottom. Yesterday, I noticed the potting mix was still damp, but there was no standing water in the bottom. I added just enough water that I can see a tiny bit standing in the bottom. I have no clue if this will, in the end, be successful or not, but thought I'd share that they're still green for now. I'm really excited about it! LOL Maybe if we all keep trying, someone will come up with a method that works.

Think they've got a chance?