African Violets and Gesneriads: I have a feeling its too cold-Fisherman's Paradise, 1 by bsimpson1972

bsimpson1972 wrote:
Hey Randi!

I'm normally too lazy to wick but I have almost all my Violets on wicks because I have a tendency to forget to water them and especially the miniatures or very young plants aren't too fond of that...

merma1d's video's are wonderful and explain everything very well.

I actually use the cheapest synthetic yarn that I can find and that works very well for me. Make sure that your mix is as light as possible (at least 50% Perlite, some people use much more than that) and also be sure that your pots are, in fact, wicking. That's particularly important in the first week or two. If they don't, you may have to try a different yarn.

Another, much pricier, solution would be Oyama self watering pots. However, they are easy to make from simple household ingredients.

I don't remember who posted the link to the video or the website with the instructions. If you could please repost the link... :)

This is 'Lil' Runaround' and 'Rob's Love Bite' on wicks and under lights - after almost a year of neglect...