Bugs / insects in african violet soil, plant/leaves are great
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Comments (2)I think it is just normal wear and tear. Perhaps someone in your house, or even yourself, may have accidentally bumped into the plant. Or perhaps the edge of the pot was a bit rough or had fertilizer salt on it that the leaf rubbed against. The position of the cracks on the leaf seems to have been resting on the edge of the pot. If the leaf is in a vital position on the plant, you can leave it alone. It is not diseased and the damage won't spread. Joanne...See MoreNew to African Violets and multiple plants/suckers?
Comments (4)Ah! Thank you for the video! That's so much easier to understand than reading everything. I guess I'm a visual learner! Looks like I'll be performing surgery on my dear violet this weekend....See MoreAfrican Violet soil
Comments (28)its so interestimg to read all these different recipes that WORK! and people say that african violets are picky?? :-P I do the exact same mix that harawlins uses.. 1 part peat, 1 part perlite, 1 part vermiculite. i used to use equal parts of peat, vermiculite, reg. soil and the violets that havent been repotted yet are doing ok, but i felt like that mix was too heavy. i like the idea of miracle grow and perlite... but that would be considerably more expensive than my big bagged bales of peat and vermiculite! :-P i rather enjoy the mixing process. i also fertilize every time i water. i use miracle grow AV fertilizer. it must be working! ;) i do not have any of the standards on wicking. i plan to have all my minis on wick watering.. but for the standards... i just dont like the way the plastic wicking stuff looks and i'm too cheap to try the expensive ceramic ones! someone mentioned lime? what would be the benefits of lime?...See MoreMini African Violet leaves fold up
Comments (5)Thanks Joanne, I had read somewhere that lighter leaves needs more sunlight, I was given a large AV once that had turned white from the wrong lighting, the woman knew I could take care of it. For the record that was a mess. At first I thought it was diseased so I kept it away from my others and removed all the white leaves and by the time I got to the newest green leaves I had an small AV "tree" with the long leafless stem LOL . Then I figured out it was just a lack of sunlight. I ended up with a tiny top and just rooted it and placed it in the East window with my others.. It was probably the best thing for it. The lighter green of mine made me question it and I just wasn't sure if it was a lighting issue. I can see what you're saying. I've rinsed it and placed it in my northern window (bright, indirect light). Funny how the growing conditions can vary from hybrids. My other 4 minis are all slightly darker in tone and has the heavier fuzz on them. They are already uncurling. Looks like you solved it! Thanks Joanne!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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