African Violets and Gesneriads: AV/Gessie pests & what you do to get rid of them, 1 by bsimpson1972

bsimpson1972 wrote:
I got mine from ebay for a whopping $1.99 plus shipping and I love it! :)

In two months, it has quadrupled in size in a heavily obstructed South facing window that actually gets less sun than my East facing windows do and many of its leaves are covered in gnats and such. The white/brown "things" are Perlite/mix accidents...

It has bloomed earlier when it was a little cooler with pretty, white blooms.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowerfreak/5832234121/

It sits in a tub filled with demineralized water from the dollar store (ABSOLUTELY NO CITY OR WELL WATER UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL IT!!!).

The initial 1x2"plug was potted up into a wet 50/50 LFS/Perlite mix diagonally into a 2.5", deep (not Azalea style) pot. Droseras tend to have deep roots.

What else? Once you find the right spot for it, just keep it watered with demineralized water and leave it alone. A LOT of dying leaves are totally normal until the plant has settled in. This won't take long.

I made the mistake and put it into a terrarium initially. It did great for a few days but then... Wilting, yellowing, blackening - the whole nine yards. Then I just took it out of the terrarium, placed it into a bigger water container, kept it watered and left it alone other than watering and grooming it.