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You CAN grow African violets : the official guide authorized by the African Violet Society of America, Inc. / Kent and Joyce Stork.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : iUniverse, Inc., [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: xvi, 217 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0595443443
  • 9780595443444
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Contents:
Sec. 1. The basics of growing African violets -- Light : It makes a shining difference -- Water : The essential growing factor -- Choosing the ideal violet pot -- The scoop on dirt : Choosing the correct potting medium -- The art of fertilizing ... just enough -- Air and temperature -- the invisible growing factors -- How to use good advice -- Sec. 2. Special techniques -- Propagating by leaf cuttings -- Maintaining a single crown and dealing with suckers -- Repotting violets -- Secrets to blooming success -- Getting a violet to bloom on schedule -- Big and beautiful : Growing huge African violets -- Different kinds of violets -- Life on the edge : Growing variegated violets -- Sec. 3. Beyond the fundamentals -- A beginner's guide to judging -- Good grooming for violets -- African violet diseases -- What yo need to know about pests and pesticides -- Good housekeeping -- Keeping cultural practices in balance -- Can this violet be saved? -- Where do violets come from? -- Beginner's guide to hybridizing -- The sporting world of African violets -- Introducing the relatives : The gesneriad family -- Using violets in design -- Good investments -- buying violets by mail order -- Survival techniques for violets when the owner must be away -- Sec. 4. Just for fun -- Violet quirks -- African violets myths and the real truth -- What kind of grower are you? -- Test your violet I.Q.
Summary: Have you ever killed an African violet? Kent and Joyce Stork killed their first violet too! They soon mastered the skills for growing the plant and eventually wrote for the African Violet Magazine, the official publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. for over ten years. Their column For Beginners explained the basic elements of growing violets in an entertaining and straightforward way that anyone could understand. Now these columns have been adapted and edited to provide even the most novice grower with a step-by-step guide, whether the goal is simply to keep violets alive or to exhibit the plants in competitive shows.
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Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB412.G41 S86 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800188823
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Includes index.

Sec. 1. The basics of growing African violets -- Light : It makes a shining difference -- Water : The essential growing factor -- Choosing the ideal violet pot -- The scoop on dirt : Choosing the correct potting medium -- The art of fertilizing ... just enough -- Air and temperature -- the invisible growing factors -- How to use good advice -- Sec. 2. Special techniques -- Propagating by leaf cuttings -- Maintaining a single crown and dealing with suckers -- Repotting violets -- Secrets to blooming success -- Getting a violet to bloom on schedule -- Big and beautiful : Growing huge African violets -- Different kinds of violets -- Life on the edge : Growing variegated violets -- Sec. 3. Beyond the fundamentals -- A beginner's guide to judging -- Good grooming for violets -- African violet diseases -- What yo need to know about pests and pesticides -- Good housekeeping -- Keeping cultural practices in balance -- Can this violet be saved? -- Where do violets come from? -- Beginner's guide to hybridizing -- The sporting world of African violets -- Introducing the relatives : The gesneriad family -- Using violets in design -- Good investments -- buying violets by mail order -- Survival techniques for violets when the owner must be away -- Sec. 4. Just for fun -- Violet quirks -- African violets myths and the real truth -- What kind of grower are you? -- Test your violet I.Q.

Have you ever killed an African violet? Kent and Joyce Stork killed their first violet too! They soon mastered the skills for growing the plant and eventually wrote for the African Violet Magazine, the official publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. for over ten years. Their column For Beginners explained the basic elements of growing violets in an entertaining and straightforward way that anyone could understand. Now these columns have been adapted and edited to provide even the most novice grower with a step-by-step guide, whether the goal is simply to keep violets alive or to exhibit the plants in competitive shows.

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