Some violet days are better than others
I found powdery mildew on a half a dozen plants when I was watering yesterday. No surprise, really, since the temperatures are getting colder and I'm experimenting with enclosing my shelves to hold...
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Don't cry too much over the stumps! They should generate lots of new crowns for you. I agree...grooming/repotting days aren't as much 'fun' as other things we could be doing. I've been attacking my...
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Lauren, I, too, have started having PM show up in the oddest places. One drip-tray housing my one-year-old plantlets of "Pixie Bell" suddenly were covered with it. No other AV's on the same...
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Lauren, I had to chuckle when I noted your plant pot with free yogurt from Target. I went to Wendy's yesterday for chili and also got two trailers dishes that came with a free salad.And to comment on...
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Yep, tip o' the hat to Jon for pointing out the plant pots and domed trays with free food Especially since wide shallow plant pots are so hard to find! Jan, you're so right about potting being worth...
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YES! Some plants are more sesceptible to powdery mildew! I don't know what it is about their genetic make-up that seems to trigger this more than others. Many people hae complained that their Rob's...
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Cheryl I agree with you about Rob's being mildew magnets. I've got a light cart that is in a bad spot as far as air circulation goes and I have a fan blowing air across the violets...even then it's...
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I got curious about beneficial bacteria vs fungus, and it turns out there are beneficial bacteria spray products on the market! One product is called "Serenade". Didn't see much about people using it...
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