Summary: <br> Welcome to my Sunroom<br> <br> <br> <br> Hi Everyone! <br> <br> <br> <br> Come on in to my sunroom. We’ve just gone through a brutal polar vortex here in Chicagoland. Thankfully my furnaces did yeoman’s service and all has been well and warm in my house.<br> <br> <br> <br> Tips and Treasures<br> <br> <br> <br> The outline on how I go about limiting my collection is now<br> online on the website. It’s set up<br> in two posts.<br> <br> <br> <br> * My collection is now down to 31 varieties. I found a few more plants that I could<br> let go.* With spring shows on their way, if you are growing for<br> show, NOW is the time to be making some decisions and doing some repotting in<br> preparation for entering your plants! * There is an excellent Pre-Show Schedule in Pauline<br> Bartholomew’s <a href="http://avsa.org/node/102">Growing to Show</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> I want to take you back to National today to meet my friend and mentor, Diane Miller. She is from SoCal, and is a well-known expert in the growing of minis and semis. She is a teacher by trade, and has shared her knowledge with so many people. I hope you will enjoy meeting her!<br> <br> <br> <br> A Look at the Stands<br> <br> <br> <br> I think you are going to notice today that one or two things are gone (yes – primulina Aiko is gone, and I could no longer waste my time, energy, and shelf space on Knight Rider – a plant that has never been happy in my growing conditions. And yes, <a href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/10/21/all-about-african-violets-episode-3-015-led-lighting-setup-tutorial/">my LED lighting experiment</a> has ended with my switching back to old-school T-12 fluorescent gro-light tubes.<br> <br> <br> <br> Get the Bail Money Ready<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://avsa.org/conventions-2019">Convention Info</a> is up on the AVSA website now!! Dates are 26 May – June 2, 2019, in Houston, TX.<br> <br> <br> <br> Spring Shows are on their way!!<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://avsa.org/node/25539">First<br> Lakeland African Violet Society</a>, Show and Sale, Friday – Saturday,<br> February 8-9, 2019, Christ Lutheran Church, Lakeland, FL* <a href="http://avsa.org/node/25531">African<br> Violet Club of Greater Kansas City</a>, Sale, Saturday, February 9, 2019,<br> Loose Park Garden Center, Kansas City, MO* <a href="http://avsa.org/node/25442">Desert Sun<br> AV & Gesneriad Society</a>, Annual Display and Sale, Saturday, February 16,<br> 2019, Phoenix Valley Garden Center, Phoenix, AZ* <br> <br> <br> <br> Please check <a href="http://avsa.org/events">the AVSA Events page</a> for current and coming<br> events that might be near you.<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/03/29/show-us-your-growing-space/%20">Show Us Your Growing spaces!!!</a> * <a href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/03/29/show-us-your-plants/%20">Show Us Your Plants!!!</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Keep Moving Forward<br> <br> <br> <br> Thank you for joining me today, and thank you for the star<br> ratings and reviews on iTunes and Facebook, and for the generous donations you<br> have made via Paypal to help keep the podcast going. I so appreciate this!<br> <br> <br> <br> If you have a question, you can <a href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/03/31/got-a-question-ask-annie/%20">ask me at, Ask Annie! </a> <br> <br> <br> <br> Remember, you<br> can find All About African Violets:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Here!* On Facebook!* On Instagram!* On Pinterest!<br>
