African Violets and Gesneriads: Chirita and some prop/shelf pics, 1 by Keyring

Keyring wrote:
I forgot to post this one.

I sowed a number of seeds in regular seed mix (peat-based) and LFS this year. The sphag ones sometimes did really well, but I've since learned that at a minimum you *must* fertilize the ones on LFS, while you can get away with not fertilizing the ones in the peat-based mix. (Of course, if you're good, you would jostle the roots and fertilize regularly after 6/8 weeks....)

Here's a comparison of peat-based and LFS, about 3-4 months after sowing. I am ashamed to admit that I really did not open the bag for that period of time...... (Although it's a rather common thing for me - leaving the seed pots for months without care... .) The pots are marked Sinn eumorpha x ? - I must have tried a cross but not marked it or something. oops.