African Violets and Gesneriads: My biggest challenge yet in a fabulous trade!, 1 by bmedel

bmedel wrote:
I could have sworn that their web site says they only ship Monday's and Tuesdays! Maybe it is just their eBay sales that they do that with as that is where I first came in contact with them. How odd that they would break from that, especially at the busiest time of the year for the Post Office! They will make it right no matter what, I know that!

I received several leaves in trade from Rain in October and I hydrated their stem ends in the seaweed fertilizer concoction overnight. Not the whole leaf, just the stems standing up in the solution. They are starting to pop up babies now and I'm happy with the results...........

About two days later I recieved my order of Hi Fresh rooting compound so I took a lot of my own strep leaves (so no travel time involved) and I used the it on them. I must say that it has been a disappointment with the streps! Maybe it's good for violets but look at these two pictures........

This first picture are the leaves that traveled from TN to me and then hydrated in the seaweed solution.....

~Brenda