African Violets and Gesneriads: I am heartsick!, 1 by gessieviolet

gessieviolet wrote:
Can anyone offer an explanation of what might have happened to this plant. One day it was growing beautifully, the next it was limp, so I thought it could benefit from a change to a lighter mix. The next day it literally looked as if it had been scalded with hot water!

The only change I had made earlier was to lower the height under the light a couple inches. I only watered as needed; but I did notice the moisture suddenly started to hold longer, that's why I changed mix.

This was my club project plant! The healthy plant beside it is my wife's project plant. She grows under natural light, I use artificial. What makes this especially painful is the fact that I am suppose to know what I am doing, and act as advisor in our club--yet so far mine is the only plant to bit the dust. I have no idea why!
Lane