tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post6426325627286273155..comments2023-05-02T09:16:31.123-04:00Comments on Rusty's Retreat: Watering your African VioletRustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016141887399309190noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-15634645450074956112011-02-21T12:34:49.020-05:002011-02-21T12:34:49.020-05:00More coming. I think I will deal with pests that ...More coming. I think I will deal with pests that can make life miserable for violets next. Some are easy to deal with, but a few are more of a disaster.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016141887399309190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-2425131809927466932011-02-20T19:26:41.556-05:002011-02-20T19:26:41.556-05:00What a beautiful post. I have saved a violet from ...What a beautiful post. I have saved a violet from my Dad's funeral plant. He used to raise them. <br />We thought Dad was OK, except that Mom surreptitiously watered the plants when they needed it. Dad was, indeed, suffering from a barin tumour.<br />I'm not doing well with violets. I did well with my DAD with his last few months.<br /><br />My ex-late-father-in-law used to raise Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-3315698957174878262011-02-15T13:39:35.375-05:002011-02-15T13:39:35.375-05:00Totally surprising too - having seen entire plants...Totally surprising too - having seen entire plants arrive via 'snail mail' and flourish withing a day or two. Greta, you called it right on. They are as tough as can be - as long as they have lots of light, and a reasonable feeding. ATB!Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016141887399309190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-75356987720822635282011-02-15T13:36:44.481-05:002011-02-15T13:36:44.481-05:00Hi Carol - been there - done that! But now I know ...Hi Carol - been there - done that! But now I know the 'secret' to turn every plant into a lover... And so does anyone reading the blog. (I hope). Anyway, more to come.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016141887399309190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-38034817981921268022011-02-15T13:34:50.955-05:002011-02-15T13:34:50.955-05:00Hi Gail. No work at all, and boy does it save tim...Hi Gail. No work at all, and boy does it save time (and plants) when you have a dozen or more to care for. I can even go away for perhaps a week and come home to a happy violet. (Grin).Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016141887399309190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-24712367457370623932011-02-15T00:02:25.040-05:002011-02-15T00:02:25.040-05:00Great post, I love African violets and your squirr...Great post, I love African violets and your squirrels are so cute.Carole Barketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068078540295273489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-47381899949798695022011-02-14T23:28:59.811-05:002011-02-14T23:28:59.811-05:00Good post on the African Violet.....they are eithe...Good post on the African Violet.....they are either an "I love you" plant or "Don't like you plant".<br />LOLCarol.............https://www.blogger.com/profile/00830052294446316415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-77049238658410769312011-02-14T07:19:25.674-05:002011-02-14T07:19:25.674-05:00Now, that's a lot of work!Now, that's a lot of work!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710776687328969082.post-29497759557165800242011-02-13T19:32:55.865-05:002011-02-13T19:32:55.865-05:00And yet African violets can be very tolerant of so...And yet African violets can be very tolerant of some things. One of mine fell off the shelf and lost half of its leaves, but it has recovered very nicely.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.com