Trailing Violets

I know nothing about the habits of trailing violets. I purchased Rob's Stickey Wicket in August and transplanted to a 4 in pot in September. It is starting to cascade over the rim of the pot and there are several blooms ready to open. My question is: In six months, do I repot to the same 4 in pot or do I go to a 5 in, then to a 6 in, etc?

The trailers on Rob's web site are very large but I can't tell what size pot they are in.

Nanna,
How you grow your trailers depends alot on" why" you are growing them...if you are growing them for pleasure then you have a lot of room to be creative and decide,but if you are growing them to show them then that is a whole 'nother story...lol

I have been trying to keep mine in 4 inch pots on the semi minis and trimming off the excess plantlets as they get out of bounds, then rooting the plantlets up.
I have had 2 that I just cut back because they were kinda long necks and bare in spots...where I cut it back and left a nub has started new growth .

Rob's Violet Barn suggest growing them in shallow saucers instead of pots becuase they can creep across the soil and root easier.It also gives them a chance to become more compact in shape.

I like them either way and I just transfered one to a 5 in pan pot and wicked it. So far so good.

Hope that helps some.
MsC

It certainly did help. Thanks.

Here's a picture of Sticky Wicket. Miss Kelley and Ma's Debutant are in the back ground. Please tell me if this is what a trailer is to look like.

Nanna

This message was edited Oct 6, 2005 8:21 AM

Hey, that looks pretty good...better than my "Sticky Wicket"...lol

Keep up that good work!

I've been repotting like crazy because all of my AV's are reaching that point where the soil is sooo compacted and old...Ifinally decided I have way too many and they need a room of their own, now only to get that done!

MsC

Here's a picture of Rob's Sticky Wicket I posted back in March.
Deb

http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=1361559

That link doesn't look like mine. The blooms are lilac in the link. They look lilac in the big picture on violet barn but on the bloom only photos the bloom in more pink. As you can see my blooms are deep pink.

What is the true color of sticky wicket? The barns says fushia. Call me dumb-----What color is fushia?

This message was edited Oct 7, 2005 6:59 AM

The picture of mine is fairly close to what mine looks like in real life. I wish mine was a big as the one on Rob's page...but I have given so many starts away that it's not very big right now. I will say it seems to bloom constantly, and I have had mine for years.

Deb

I wish mine were the color of yours. Wonder if age has anything to do with it. Glad to here it blooms almost continually.

Linda

Linda...The bloom on mine has been this color since day 1.

What a mystery!!!

I had 'Sticky Wicket' too......but, er, um.......sorta let it die......ahem, ANYway, mine was the same exact color as debcooper53's. And, in my humble opinion, the trailer should look more like deb's too. I grow all of mine in the 5" pan pots. Trailers should be allowed to grow and "fluff" out with their multiple crowns. But, again, MsC is correct--it's all in the eye of the beloved beholder. =)

MKJ

Thanks mkjones. I think time will help accomplish the grow and fluff. This one is only two month old. She is just beginning to "fluff over the ends of the pot.

Nanna