About Nancy Expertise I can answer questions on the following subjects:
Pests, chemicals
Showing AVs
Sowing Seeds
Problems with plants
Basics of AV growing
Episcias
Streptocarpus
Experience I am an African violet Advanced Judge in US and Canada. I have written a book on pests of African violets called "Insects, Pests and Diseases of the African Violet Family" My articles appear in African Violet Magazine and Chatter as well as in other magazines.
Organizations AVSA
AVSC
African Violet Society of Greater Montreal
Saintpaulia Society of Montreal
Publications Book author: "Insects, Pests and Diseases of the African Violet Family"
African Violet Magazine, many issues
Chatter Magazine Many issues
Horticulture
Other Magazines
Education/Credentials University of Indiana Master's work (Music)
Awards and Honors Jr. Queen of Show (Pixie Blue) AVSC Convention Montreal
Approximately 100 blue ribbons
25 or so Best of Class
Past/Present clients I sell mostly leaves on Ebay. I sell plants at convention shows and local shows.
Question I was cleaning off the dead leaves and flowers from one of my plants and the stem broke. Is there a way to replant it?
Answer Is the stem healthy? If so, you can trim off where it broke off. Some growers perfer to cut the leaf end at an angle saying this will produce more babies.
Put the leaf preferably in wet vermiculite, or in violet soil. Water as needed and wait for little mouse ears to appear which become babies, replicas of the mother plant.
Some growers will just put the leaf in a glass of water. This produces roots and babies as well but at some point you have to put it into a soilmix. This is why I always just start it off in a good soil mix.
