Anyone here grow african violets?

[Barleychown]

I grow named varieties of african violets and am always looking for a few new ones. You meet fellow growers in the strangest places, so I thought I'd try here. Anyone else have a passion for houseplants along with reefing?

[spayne]

I used to have a jungle of houseplants, including African violets. I think since our cat family increased I stopped with the houseplants. The cats fancy fresh greeneries. (sad)

[Barleychown]

Aw, Stacy! Don't give up! I have uuuhhh....let me count....four, maybe five cats wandering around here in the jungle, and for the most part they leave the plants alone. I do have to protect the spider plants, but that's just because those give the kitties a "high" when they eat them.

I have a hoya that is just now setting buds...I can't wait until it blooms. My AV's took a pretty hard hit with the move, but they are bouncing back now...I propatate them so I have tons. My favorite is a mini trailer that is called "Rob's Gundaroo". He is almost always blooming, despite some abuse.

[CCR]

Aw, Stacy! Don't give up! I have uuuhhh....let me count....four, maybe five cats wandering around here in the jungle, and for the most part they leave the plants alone. I do have to protect the spider plants, but that's just because those give the kitties a "high" when they eat them.

I have a hoya that is just now setting buds...I can't wait until it blooms. My AV's took a pretty hard hit with the move, but they are bouncing back now...I propatate them so I have tons. My favorite is a mini trailer that is called "Rob's Gundaroo". He is almost always blooming, despite some abuse.

Way cool. The only diference I see from reefing, is the flower pots!!!!!!:D

[spayne]

You've got me thinking, maybe I should get back into having a few houseplants. Get some worker bee plants that put out bunches of oxygen! (clap)

[Barleychown]

The pots are sometimes the most fun! Prettier than any live rock.
And houseplants that bloom sure liven up the dreary winters.

[spayne]

This is true!

[spayne]

My entire window in my office is lined with plant starts! I'm very excited, I can't wait until they grow their roots and become Big Plants! (clap)

Thanks, again! You like totally rock! (rock2)

[mister crabs]

ahh....you poor valley people and your lack of sunshine! even when its snowy over here its usually sunny......colder than &%#&*#@ but sunny! lol

[spayne]

ahh....you poor valley people....
Like, totally dude! It's, like, such a drag living in the land of rain! Like, OMG, gag me with a spoon! (laugh)

[CCR]

SPOooooooooooooooooooooooooon!!!! LOL

[mister crabs]

LOL....not exactly the "valley" people i meant...but it'll do! Actually to tell the truth i miss the rain and seeing the leaves change color! but planning on moving back that way possibly to lebanon or salem next spring so i can finish college.

[spayne]

LOL....not exactly the "valley" people i meant...but it'll do! Actually to tell the truth i miss the rain and seeing the leaves change color! but planning on moving back that way possibly to lebanon or salem next spring so i can finish college.
See, once you get a little of that "valley" rain you crave it. (laugh)

We lived in Sisters for a couple years and when we moved to this area I was astounded by the amount of rain. Even though we both grew up in the Willamette Valley, living in Medford and then Sisters for a few years made us forget!

[mister crabs]

yep....I lived in eugene/springfield for about 14 years and have been living here for 2 years now....I love the sun but I HATE the snow!

[JManrow]

Aw, Stacy! Don't give up! I have uuuhhh....let me count....four, maybe five cats wandering around here in the jungle, and for the most part they leave the plants alone. I do have to protect the spider plants, but that's just because those give the kitties a "high" when they eat them.

I have a hoya that is just now setting buds...I can't wait until it blooms. My AV's took a pretty hard hit with the move, but they are bouncing back now...I propatate them so I have tons. My favorite is a mini trailer that is called "Rob's Gundaroo". He is almost always blooming, despite some abuse.

While the Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is on this list of poisonous housplants,
http://penmarric.ns.ca/catcare/usefulinfo/badplant.htm

and is even listed as a safe plant on these lists:
http://www.pets.ca/articles/article-catplants.htm
http://www.cfa.org/articles/plants.html (By the way, African Violets are considered "safe".)

With conflicting lists like this, just get some "Bitter Apple" http://www.bitterapple.com/ to spray on all your houseplant leaves. It tastes terrible and animals will not chew on it. Works great for keeping animals from chewing on their bandages too. You should be able to find it at most pet or feed stores or online.