African Violets and Gesneriads: When you repot..., 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
I don't know anything about growing AV's. I've had quite a few over the years but when it comes to grooming, re-potting, symmetry etc. I don't have a clue. So, tell me ... if you remove all the bottom leaves to have only 3 rows, don't you then have a long bare stem/stalk where the bottom leaves were? I remember having a few Optimara Annabelle's that looked like Palm trees because all the lower leaves got ratty and came off. Do you then plant the stem/stalk deeper when repotting?

This was how one of my Optimara Annabelle looked the first year I had it: