I have cosmos seeds, echinacea yearling plants in purple and white, anise hyssop seeds, peach and white fox glove seeds, black eyed susan seeds, rudbeckia seeds, delphinium seeds. Looking for pink ruffled, white ruffled or blue ruffled african violets, streptocarpus and perrenial violet plantlets. Please respond here. I am not getting emails directly. Thanks!

Aha - Winnatay - you started a new thread - and son-in-law did a good job! Miniature plant is finishing its bloom, the flowers are getting old and fade, you remove the bloomstalks when they are done. Only plastic flowers last forever... I think you have a good idea with a CFL above your plants. The best info for newbies - is on www.rachelsreflections.org Good Luck and Happy Growing Irina

That was a really special show! As Marigene shows with her pictures, the plants were gorgeous! There was a lot of variety in both the African violets and other gessies. Very high quality stuff! I noticed that there were a lot of varieties that we don't see on the east coast. Or at least I haven't seen them or heard of them. I got to meet Miss Marigene that day, which was a real treat. She also introduced me to a friend of hers that is 90 years old, and she had some pretty nice entries, plus some of the best plants on the sale table. I got there an hour after it opened, so that may have made a difference. There were lots of other people I met at the show; some were friends of friends, some were just downright huggy bears, like Denny. All in all, a very friendly club. I was invited to Marigene's home, (beautiful yard too!) to see how my offspring were doing (great) and she shared some of the things I didn't have. What a good grower she is. Boy, is my violet life blessed.....the Bay State show in Massachusetts on April 19, the Seattle show on April 27, Marigene's house on April 29. Next week I'm going to look for Herkimer diamonds in New York, and plan to visit the Holy Trinity, the Trifecta, the triple scoop - Fay Wagman, Violet Varn, and Lyons greenhouse. Yep, there is a God. Barbara

Angela - i grew different gesneriads from seeds - and their seeds are so miniscule, you wouldn't see roots. The best approach is to have your seeds sprinkled on a surface of the soil in a transparent covered container in a warm spot with good light and get some patience. Timing can be from 1 week to 6 months until you see green growth. Since your seeds are fresh - should be in a month. Good Luck irina