African Violets that ships to Canada
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t8 lighting for african violets? please help asap!!
Comments (18)Wow those are beautiful NOIDS @anon-cdn!. so there is hope for T8 shoplights after all!. and here I was debating on if I should put a layer of window screening under the tubes to help dapple the light lol. but as we can see t8 does work just the way it is! thanks @anon-cdn! now I feel much better about splurging on T8 lol. I just wish T12 didn't die out they worked so well for me and everyone else on violets and u can keep those T12 shoplights lower-10 inches lol. Im doing wall shelving-where u have a shelf on the wall. above that do another shelf where u hang your shoplight from. I can do several shoplights that way and at the same time doesn't take up floor space. got the idea online lol! here is a pic of where I got the idea from, pretty good idea. this way you just take up wall space and leaves your floor space free. notice in the pic, its just a simple wooden shelf with a wall bracket. and directly above that at the proper height you do another shelf, same size and that's where u hang ur shoplight under then the chain suspends it. good idea, simple. leaves floor space totally free and same time doesn't clutter your room up with stands! not to mention this is by far the cheapest method ($3 each if that for a simple 48x12 wooden pine board cut at home depot. two bucks for shelf brackets. $20 for a t8 shoplight) where as if u use stands u got to buy a stand first (usually $40 or more...some are $119 at home depot for the edsal 48x24x74h storage shelving unit five tier) add to that shoplights. tubes. ur pushing $200. so choice is clear this is the cheapest route! :) plus I have all my floor space FREE...See MoreQuestion for you African Violet shoppers...
Comments (26)Hi, Judy, Several on this Forum buy violets from a vendor in Canada called BloomLovers, so it seems that it is possible. The postage might be a little higher. Anyway, Bloomlovers ships to the U.S. It probably depends on the vendor if they want to ship to the U.S. or not. In the state where I live, a certificate is supposed to accompany the plants, either taped to the outside of the box, or included inside, stating where the plants came from and that they were inspected to be free of insects and disease. The outside of the box is supposed to state that the contents are live plants, in case a postal inspector wants to open and inspect the contents. Colorado might not require that extra step. Anyway, for that reason, I have not attempted to order from Canada myself. I came across a list of Canadian hybridizers a while ago. There are many! And they produced many varieties! So, we are missing out on a lot! I say, go for it, and let us know how it works out! Joanne...See Moreafrican violet leaf/plant supplies in the UK?
Comments (1)Pokey - you can order from US - some of the sellers provide a phytocertificate for extra $50 or so. violetbarn.com does it, violetgallery.com too. Or you can order at your own risk - they will send it to you without certificate - but it can be confiscated at the customs. Yes - the violet leaves will make it OK. Irina...See MoreAfrican violet propagation by seed and leaf
Comments (13)I have pictures posted in the Cacti and Succulent forum. It took a couple weeks to germinate, and I have had luck with 2 of the 3 species I attempted. I bought seed in 25 packs, have 5 seedlings of one type and 3 of the other. Not a high sucess rate I am afraid. And my Lithops have been sloooowwww. I have some more seeds to sow soon, 2 more types of Lithops and another relative called Titanopsis hugo-schkecteri that I will try in October. And some columnar cacti and agave. Soon, I will have seeds of Dischidia pectinoides and a carnivorous sundew called a Cape sundew from my own plants to try growing. I love the idea of growing fantasy African violets from seed. Though, I do not know much about them, will only some be fantasy type?...See More
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