Summary: <br> Welcome to my Sunroom<br> <br> <br> <br> Hi Everyone! <br> <br> <br> <br> Come on in to my sunroom. Finally – health issues seem to be at bay for now, the weather has calmed down somewhat, and it’s time for me to answer some questions. This episode is about 10 minutes longer than usual. <br> <br> <br> <br> Tips and Treasures<br> <br> <br> <br> It’s Question Day!!!<br> <br> <br> <br> * Terri L<br> asked: “My African<br> violets are growing and flowering great, by the flower stems are very long and<br> weak. Any idea why?”* Christine<br> Clark asked: “What makes an<br> African violet a trailer and not just an African violet with suckers? Is it<br> just that trailers do well with multiple crowns while others do not? For<br> example if I were to buy an unlabeled plant and had no idea it was a trailer is<br> there some way for me to figure that out? Otherwise I would be taking all the<br> suckers off.”* Gwen asked: “In a podcast you we’re showing how to<br> plant up to wick water the plantlets. You showed setting them in the deli<br> container and commented that You wouldn’t put them on a reservoir yet; why is<br> that? Also when not using<br> reservoir, how much water do you keep in tray as doesn’t the wick need to be<br> constantly wet to work and not dry out? And why wick at all without a reservoir<br> as wouldn’t the water get to the plant from the holes in bottom? Thank you!”* Florent<br> asked: I just found<br> your website by google while looking for information about sports. First of all I just saw your video<br> about sports, amazing, so interesting and your violet collection his so<br> gorgeous! I enjoy your video<br> because I’m French and your speech is not too speedy so I could understand<br> correctly what you said …. my English is not too good … you could see with<br> my writing. In France no one<br> speaks about violet care and information so I have to turn to UK and US to find<br> information. But there something I<br> think I don’t clearly understand in your video. I bought a leaf of Frosty Frolic (a sports of Frozen in Time<br> ), the plant bloomed today and is not clearly Frosty Frolic , so I looked at<br> the original plant (Frozen in Time) and nope … not right either. My question is: if I try to propagate again with the<br> mother leaf (still in pot) will I get again the sport or could I have the right<br> plant? You won a new viewer for<br> your video!! you should do a YouTube channel. Have a nice day, best regards from France, Florent.* <a href="http://www.avsa.org/sports">The AVSA<br> list of known Sports</a>* Janice H<br> asked: I have 2 leaves of Jersey Blue Dreams in solo cups. Both have been very slow in sending up<br> mouse ears. The leaves were put<br> down 7-20-2018. The one leaf has<br> sent up a flower stalk with several buds. <br> The baby leaf is finally out of the soil. I’ve never seen a mother leaf send up a flower stalk before<br> baby leaves. Everything seems<br> healthy about the leaf. Is this<br> just a rarity? <br> <br> <br> <br> A Look at the Stands<br> <br> <br> <br> More space on the shelves today. Some interesting sports – but not interesting enough to keep<br> . . .<br> <br> <br> <br> First – Allegro Watermelon Ruffles – <br> <br> <br> <br> * Allegro Watermelon Ruffles (10439) 11/17/2011 (J.<br> Stromborg) Single-semidouble ruffled light pink pansy/dark pink patches,<br> green-edged top petals. Dark green, heart-shaped, glossy, ruffled, serrated/red<br> back. Semiminiature.<br> <br> <br> <br> This plant bloomed with wasp blossoms and single spots of fantasy on some but not all of the blossoms. <br> <br> <br> <br>
