JERSEY GIRL TRAIL {¨~¨} african violet PLUG young plant For Sale
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JERSEY GIRL TRAIL {¨~¨} african violet PLUG young plant:
$4.50
Nouvelle page 1Welcome to my african violet sale(s)
Before purchasing, please read thru the listing to know of all the details regardingshipping costs, shipping time and how this all works.African violet LEAVES
If you are ordering leaves, one leaf will be sent for any standard size variety. 2 or 3 leaves will be sent for most trailing, semiminiature and miniature varieties. Every leaf pack will be identified with name. All leaf sales will have the word "LEAF" in the title. If you are new to propagating leaves, I have included instructions at the bottom of this listing.
African violet PLUGS
If you are ordering a plug, you can see a sample of a plug in the pictures below. Every plug will be identified with the name of the variety. All the plug sales will have the word "PLUG" in the title. A plug is a baby starter plant. They are sent without a pot and the rootball is wrapped and these must be planted upon reception. The plant in the photos below are sample only, not what is offered in this listing. Many ask what size pot this should be planted in? 3" pots are the best for starting out the plugs. Please use an african violet soil mixture with peat moss base.
When will this item ship ?
During the regular shipping season, I send out orders every two weeks. If there is an overload of orders, I will add in some shipments to keep orders on track. Normally if there are no major catastrophies on my end, everything usually goes out within two weeks, it all depends on when the order was placed/paid and when I am shipping. (if you are wondering why only every two weeks, please find the explanation at the bottom)
If you are to be away on vacation, it is important to tell me so I won\'t send out the order while you are away.
A question I often get is: Why do you ship only once every two weeks.
Answer ... I live in Canada close to the USA border and physically cross the USA orders over into Vermont and mail directly thru the United States Postal Service (USPS). To get thru customs with plants, I must provide phytosanitary paperwork from the Canadian government attesting that the plants have been inspected and are pest free.
So there are costs for me to get orders to the USA. I have to pay for the phytosanitary certificate and inspection, I have to pay for a commercial border crossing entry and of course the gas that makes the car roll up to the destination. I also have to plan for a good part of the day for making this trip. Althou sometimes it goes very quickly at the border crossing, other times I have to wait hours in line for my turn and then the same thing when I return. We never can know when the lines are long at customs on either side.
So this is why I ship to the USA only once every two weeks. I accumulate the orders and make one trip to ship them out all together.
There are many many ways to propagate. Below I have explained my way to do it. This way works fine for me, I am sure you will find the best way for you. If something works for you, please don\'t change your method, we don\'t like to fix things that are not broken.
First you need to cut a leaf from a plant, the leaves from the 3rd row are the best ones for the job. You count the rows of leaves starting from the center. One row should have 3 leaves therefore the 7th, 8th and 9th leaf from the center should be good candidates for the job.
Plant the leaf in a light mixture. You don\'t want to damage the angle cut of the stem by forcing it into the soil because this is where the plantlets will grow so I like to use a pencil to press a hole into the soil and then put the stem in the hole. Lightly press the soil around the stem to hold it in position and don\'t forget to mark the leaf so you will remember the name.
You can either place one leaf per container or many leaves together. The choice is yours. Do not fertilizethe leaves in the first weeks. The leaves do not have roots to receive the fertilizer. I usually give them a very light fertilizer after 3-4 weeks, by this time, some roots will have grown for sure.
IT IS CRUTIAL THAT THE SOIL DOES NOT DRY OUT AT THIS STAGE, the leaf doesn\'t have stored energy to live on without water. The soil MUST be kept DAMP but NOT WET, if it is too wet, the stems might rot.
You can bag the pots if you like but if you do, you will have to gradually open the bags to let the plant get use to its new and dryer environement. Bagging a plant helps it keep a higher humidity.
In this photo, you can see the babies popping up beside the stem. You will be the judge to decide when it is the time to seperate the babies from the mother. You do this when you feel comfortable working with the size of the plantlets. The time it takes for leaves to make babies varies from one leaf to another. Normally after or 4 months,sometimes sooner, you will see some little leaves piercing the soil.
When you are ready to seperate the babies, delicately take the leaf and babies out of the pot. I like to use an exacto knife to cut off the babies. Try to cut so to leave some roots on the babies. Then delicately plant into a nice light mixture and don\'t forget to nametag the plant. You can replant the leaf, it could produce new babies
So you see, there isn\'t much to it. I have tried to explain as clearly as possible the how to do this but if you should have other questions, please feel free to contact me, it will be my pleasure to help you.