Summary: <br> SHOW NOTES<br> Welcome to Episode 3.2 – It’s All About the Mix! Today we’re going to talk about potting mix, Powdery Mildew, and some great reference books.<br> Welcome to my Sunroom<br> <br> Such great questions and photos you guys have been sending in. Please keep them coming!!<br> I will be “reimagining” a lot of the teaching segments that appeared in previous seasons. What were your favorites? Is there something you’d specifically like to see/learn?<br> <br> Tips and Treasures<br> <br> Potting Mix:<br> <br> From Janice: How do we get the manufacturers to stop adding fertilizer to potting soil and peat moss? <a href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/04/11/qa-why-do-most-commercial-potting-mixes-have-fertilizer-in-them-now/">The full question can be found on this post</a>.<br> <br> We don’t have control over how commercial companies package their mixes. The majority of African violet growers do not grow for show, and most people do seem to prefer soil and/or perlite with fertilizer already in it for their houseplants.<br> For my show plants, I use SunGro’s Sunshine Mix #1, which does contain some nutrients, but they are more incidental than anything else.<br> Joyce Stork suggests a visit to a hydroponics store where the staff is quite prepared to sell to educated discerning growers.<br> Joyce is using <a href="http://www.sungro.com/retail-product/sunshine-advanced-mix-4/">Sunshine Advanced Mix #4.</a><br> There are other mixes that are available in some big box stores – just read the labels carefully, and whatever you do, don’t repot your entire collection all at one time!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Books:<br> <br> <a href="http://avsa.org/node/101" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You CAN Grow African Violets</a><br> <a href="http://avsa.org/node/102" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Growing to Show</a><br> <a href="http://avsa.org/node/29" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The AVSA Handbook for Growers, Exhibitors and Judges</a><br> <br> <br> Powdery Mildew<br> <br> The product I used is called Immunox<br> <br> <br> <br> A Look at the Stands<br> <br> We’re about 6 weeks out from National.<br> How to correctly pronounce “Wagga Wagga!”<br> <br> Get the Bail Money Ready<br> It’s spring – there are a LOT of shows in the next few weeks! More details on the following shows can be <a href="http://www.avsa.org/events">found on the AVSA website</a>.<br> <br><br> 04/20/2018 to 04/21/2018<br> <br> Bergen County African Violet Society, Dumont, NJ 07628<br> Memphis African Violet Society, Memphis, TN<br> <br> 04/21/2018 <br> <br> Naugatonic AVS, Stratford, CT<br> Seattle African Violet Society and Puget Sound Gesneriad Society, Seattle, WA<br> Illinois African Violet Society, Bloomingdale, IL<br> <br> 04/21/2018 to 04/22/2018<br> <br> Albuquerque African Violet Club, Albuquerque, NM<br> Capital District African Violet Society, Voorheesville, NY<br> <br> 04/27/2018 to 04/29/2018<br> <br> The Evening African Violet Club of Des Moines Iowa, Des Moines, IA<br> <br> 04/28/2018<br> <br> Lakeshore African Violet Society of Toronto, Etobicoe, Ontario, Canada<br> Central Coast African Violet Society, Paso Robles, CA<br> Portland African Violet Club, Portland, OR<br> <br> 04/28/2018 to 04/29/2018<br> <br> Tidewater African Violet Society, Norfolk, VA<br> African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Syracuse, Baldwinsville NY<br> Bay State African violet Society, Boylston, MA<br> <br> 05/04/2018 to 05/06/2018<br> <br> African Violet Society of Springfield, PA, Springfield, PA<br> <br> 05/05/2018 to 05/06/2018<br> <br> Columbus African Violet Society, Columbus, OH<br> Sho-Me African Violet Club, Kansas City, MO<br> <br> 05/05/2018<br> <br> Garden State African Violet Club, West Windsor, NJ<br> <br> 05/05/2018 to 05/06/2018<br> <br>
